Jonesin for a Ride!

It appears my map add-in isn’t working right, but you can follow at SPOT website. Also, if you click on an image, you can see a bigger picture.

Had a great breakfast meal from Julia to send us off with eggs, waffles, rosemary bread and juice along with a bottomless cup of coffee. Great hosts and I threaten to stay with that hospitality.
Prior to leaving and since it was Friday I wanted to book a room somewhere along the route as I know it can be challenging. Julia suggested Airbnb.com as her daughters have used it. Elk Cove Inn and Spa looked nice so I send an email to find out availability. Minutes later a reply with the offer of 25% discount to motorcyclists. I called and talked with Patty and received more info on route/places I would need to commit to move further north, etc before I made the decision.

It was clear when we left but when we crested the hill the marine layer was there along with the constant headwind of about 10 mph. This part of SF seems to always be cold, even in August. We skirted most of the city and caught route 1 again just before the bridge to cross the bay.

Since it was still foggy by the bays edge, I opted to skip the first part of the coast route right after the bridge. I know that it is real slow going and twisty, and we would have plenty of coast to see ahead, and headed towards Bodega Bay to continue along route 1. Once we got to the coast it was cool, but sunny and clear!

This part of the coast is gorgeous with lots of twists, overlooks, climbs and descents and very little traffic. Did not take any pics along the route, but we eventually made it to Elk and our destination by 4:30.

This was my first time staying at an Bed and Breakfast place and what a treat. The place was awesome! (Click on image below to see it as a slide show and larger image)

We spent the rest of the evening relaxing, checking out the beach and small town. We walked to dinner around 7:30 to a small pub in town to have a great home style cooked meal.

Foggy this morning, after breakfast at the inn, we may alter our route.

Some parting pics:

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