My Trip to California, Post 3: First Morning in Fort Bragg

It was the start of our first full day at the coast, and we hadn’t been to the beach yet. We headed out in the morning, thinking we’d walk along the nearby paved bike trail to the beach. I love bike trails, and this one was only a block from our Airbnb.

We looked at the map, made a guess, and headed south. We didn’t find access to the beach. We were close, but it was a long way down there.

These terrifyingly graphic warning signs were all along the route.

I grew up north of here and the crumbly nature of sand cliffs was well drilled into my head as a child. No wonder I’m afraid of cliff edges!

This little squirrel was right at home, and hoping for a handout.

After giving up on beach access, we continued south, enjoying the views from the bluff.

When we were about to turn around, we met a local woman on the trail who suggested that next time we walk north to Glass Beach for access. That looked to be over a mile past our loft, and we had already walked at least a mile and a half in the other direction, so first, lunch! John and I always used to get fish tacos at the Mendocino Café, so Laura and I hopped in her car and headed down there.

These tacos are particularly good because the grilled fish comes separately and you get a whole dish full of fish. Often fish tacos have just a little spot of fish buried somewhere under the cabbage. These come with so much fish you could never get all of it into your three little corn tortillas! Luckily it also comes with a fork, lol.

Later that day, we did find a beach – I’ll tell you all about that in the next post.

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