Day 06 Mendocino-Point Arena 38.2mi

The Blackberry Inn near Mendocino was quite comfortable. They didn't serve breakfast, but they did provide coffee, fresh fruit, and mini lemon loaves in our room for breakfast. We tried to get an earlier start this morning.

The day was blue and sunny--a perfect California Coast day. We rode into Mendocino looking for a bike shop to use their tire pump, but no luck, so we made our way out of town and up and down the rolling hills along the coast. What fabulous scenery and perfect weather.

We stopped in the little town of Elk to take some pix and started talking to Gerarda who is one of the partners in the Greenwood Pier Inn. She was very cordial and welcoming and had us park our bikes while she showed us the grounds. The


gardens are beautiful, but the stunning views from the back yard are breathtaking. Although we didn't see the rooms we can recommend this place for a stay: Greenwood Pier Inn, Elk, CA. 707-877-3423, www.greenwoodpierinn.comm. We ended up having lunch there at the cafe. We were served on the back patio overlooking the little bay where the pier used to be and the dinosaur rocks. Another feature of the inn that was quite attractive is the hot tub, which is behind a privacy fence and looks out on the stunning view. Next time we will enjoy that and stay here.


After lunch we rolled along some more and we met up with the bicycling band, Blind Pilot. This is the band that was playing in Mendocino last night. They are good. We talked to Ryan and he explained that they were cycling the coast and had booked gigs along the route. The bass player carries his instrument in a big coffin-like box which he tows behind his bicycle. Check out there music!!

We arrived in Pointthe Arena around 4pm and stayed over at the Wharf Master's Inn, right near the water. We had a very nice ocean view from our deck, so we sat out there and enjoyed our glass of wine before going down a short hill to get pizza for dinner. We watched the sun set from the deck of the restaurant as we enjoyed our ice cream dessert.

Back to our room for a little tv and bed.