hi mini

i%26#39;m not sure i understand your advive. i only have four nights brfore i move on to eureka. are you suggesting that i skip mendecino altogether and spend nights

1 in pt reyes

2 and 3 in botoga bay

4 in sea ranch

is so are you also suggesting that i visit russion riverv valley and have dinner in healdsburg on day 2 and /or 3. ?

is there some reason that medocino is not worth staying?

Thanks

23 Pt Reyes/or Healdsburg

24 Healdsburg

25 slow drive to Mendocino

26 Mendocino

27 explore drive to eureka

28 explore drive to Crescent City

29 explore crecent city brookings and Sleep in Gold Beach

30 Jet boat all day - Night in Port oxford

1Yackats

2 Spend full day Newport

3Slow drive to Ecola State Park area

4 Ecola St Park area

5 Portland via Astoria or Rt 26

Totally agree - those four are awesome!

Some suggestions on the 4 first nights:

1) Pt. Reyes - Perhaps stay at Black Thorne Inn.

http://blackthorneinn.com/

2) Then take the drive along Highway 1 and check into either the Bodega Bay Lodge or Inn at the Tides in Bodega Bay for 2 nights.

http://www.innatthetides.com/

www.woodsidehotels.com/bodega/index.html

....On the second day explore the Russian River winery area;

1) Armstrong Redwoods State Park

2) Drive down Westside Road and visit the many wineries there

inetours.com/PagesWT/…Westside_Road.html

3) Explore and have dinner in Healdsburg at one of the nice restaurants and then return to Bodega Bay.

Staying in Bodega Bay will put you in great position for your next day to drive up the coast as it is also on Highway 1. The Sonoma coast is wonderful and its a pretty drive to the wineries in the Russian River area.)

On the drive up to Mendocino, you might want to stop again and stay at perhaps Sea Ranch or other place along that stretch.

http://www.searanchlodge.com/

hi mini

Mendocino is fine.

My misunderstanding.

I thought you had 4 days before you got to Mendocino.

If only 2 or 3 then I%26#39;d spend some time in Healdsburg/Bodega bay and then drive the coastal route to Mendocino. Mendocino town itself is small, but Van Damme state park, etc. makes it more fun.