Fort Bragg, California: Roadtrip to see gardens and coast May 24 - 27, 2016
Memories from Reenie
[Four of us, Reenie, Shirley, Adele, and Bob, visited the Ft. Bragg area for several days. Afterwards, Bob asked Reenie to write about the trip. These memories have been incorporated, many with photos, at Our Ft. Bragg adventure. Following are excerpts from the original email written June 2 by Reenie.]
Some of my favorite
memories that I want to share with our 'gang.'
Crowding into our little kitchen with lots of yummy food, talking and
laughing: mini-candles, white wine in plastic cups, Adele's table
cloth, blueberry crumble, cantaloupe, Cow Lick ice cream, and ginger
candy! (was there food other than dessert??)
Talking late into the night with Adele, a slumber party with a good
friend.
Watching the sun set from the bluffs over-looking the ocean, sea birds
flying and swooping, smiling faces aglow in the light of the sun's final
hurrah.
Being completely surrounded by Nature's beauty at the Mendocino
Botanical Gardens, then arriving on the bluffs overlooking the water's
edge, the glorious blue expanse of the sea spreading out as far as you
could see.
Enjoying the artistic and diverse sculptures that enhanced the
garden, especially the dragon and the gate made from tree limbs.
Conquering the cork that refused to emerge from the wine bottle
despite our most powerful efforts. Finding a way!
Exploring Glass Beach, watching people hunt for little pebbles of
glass, and learning that Adele has a good eye for blue glass!
Contact/Website Author:
Bob Phillips [phillips bob 27 at yahoo dot com - no spaces]
Santa Rosa, CA
February, 2016