Day 2 & 3 - Port Orford to Crescent City to Eureka

We found a internet cafe "Old Town Coffee & Chocolates" Eureka, CA and I'm attempting this post there. So far the trip is going well.
Sunday night we stayed in the "Home on the Sea B&B" in Port Orford, OR. homebythesea.com
It was very comfortable and the Innkeepers were quite generous with their time and help. The soft sounds of the surf lull you to sleep only occasionally interrupted by the loudest highway traffic. You are awakened to the calls of sea birds. Alan the innkeeper has a garage that he allows parking motorcycles and bikes so the Harley stayed safe and dry. We got pictures with his camera at an overlook so I believe I'll be getting those via email later. (Got 'em, thanks Alan) Here's one.

<- That's the B&B over Karla's left shoulder.


We ate dinner at the Crazy Norwegians Fish & Chips which is another highly recommended restaurant along the coast. Only about 100 yards from the B&B it's not a fancy place, just great fish and chips. I also sampled a cup of their Clam Chowder in my quest for the best chowder. I give it the highest rating. Plenty meaty and just the right balance of ingredients.

After we left there we visited the old Coast Guard installation and ordered some dog tags for the Grandkids. It is an interesting place to see too.
We stayed in a unique Motel in Crescent City, CA last night. The Curly Redwood Motel which was built in 1957 of the wood from ONE Redwood trunk! Still in very nice condition and inexpensive, it has covered parking in front of the rooms so the Harley was out of direct weather again. It's right across the highway from Fishermans Restaurant which has very good Fish and Chips and other seafood. The Curly Redwood Motel has a deal with the Elk Valley Casino for breakfast so we went there. We had a standard eggs, hashbrowns, toast and bacon breakfast and it was quite good. It was included as a free option with the motel stay, just ask if they still have it.
We had clouds along the coast today and not great for some coastal images. The Redwood forest Just south of Port Orford was just fine so it worked out OK. When we got to the Redwood National Park we exited on the Newton B Drury Scenic Parkway which wanders through the redwoods much like the Avenue of the Giants road. Very nice and I think I liked it better.
Of course we had to drive thru a Redwood tree when we could. These are the old private attractions that I believe are not legal to create anymore since giant old growth redwoods are protected.