Dee feeding the Llama in Bogota

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Day 22 – Manchester Beach – Bodega Dunes State Park – 111km


What a beautiful ride!  We started early to cool temps and sunshine.  With reasonably flat roads we made good time, stopping in the cool, little town of Gualala for a tasty Latte and get caught up on our email and blog.
Best Latte to date @ Tinks Cafe, Gualala, CA

Beyond Gualala we rolled in and out of some beautiful coves; Sea Ranch – an entire community of seemingly matching houses, Ocean Bay, before finally stopping at Stillwater Cove Park where we had a quick break. 
Stillwater Cove 

The stunning scenery made our last 25 miles of mostly climbing incredible.  The highway has literally been jammed into the hill rising 800feet above the beaches and sea stacks below.  Our pace was slow but as we stopped often to take numerous pictures and absorbed this wonderful ride.



We arrived at Bodega Dunes in time to catch the sunset before retiring to our sandy and slightly hilly campsite.

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