Tuesday 12 June – 7278 steps
We left Myers Flat and travelled North through the forests and on to a village called Ferndale, which has many Victorian houses and shop fronts that have been well-preserved. It is in a farming area and there was a strong smell of manure permeating the streets. Not very appetizing. However, I have to mention again how impressive restrooms are here and flowers. In each place we have been, there have been tubs or hanging baskets filled with beautiful flowers.
It was about 3pm when we arrived and many of the shops and restaurants were closed, but we found a Mexican café and learnt a whole new vocabulary. Mine was easy – fish tacos. I can’t for the life of me remember what David’s meal was called but it was pulled pork (carnitos) in beuritos covered in tomatillo sauce. He enjoyed it.
We drove on to Eureka, where we found Walmart and bought a few things to make life easier, as well as AT&T to buy a simcard. I am tired of struggling with free wifi, which is always incredibly slow.
The RV is now very comfortable and we are getting into a routine of packing and unpacking. I cook (hence the air fryer, which I will donate to some charity) and do most of the cleaning, including laundry, also navigation and reservations. David drives, makes tea and washes dishes more than occasionally. He also has to set up the hook-ups and look after the bikes. I think it is a fair arrangement.
Today was a long day. We are learning to stop and find a campsite when we have had enough driving. There are so many RV campsites and so many RVs on the road. Tonight’s stop was at Redwoods coast cabins in Eureka, which was neat and clean, bit more like a carpark than a resort. However, everyone minds their own business and it is too cold to sit outdoors. When you are in the RV, it is like being in a hotel room. Behind us were 2 of the biggest rigs I have ever seen.
Then I had more IT glitches, I bought an unlimited data package so I could use my phone as hotspot, but my prepaid package won’t allow that. AAaaarrrgggghhh!
Lucky there was wine to put into our new glasses.
What I learnt: Humboldt Redwoods state park covers 52000 acres of forest of which 17000 acres are ancient coast redwoods. Growing up to 370 feet, they are the tallest trees on Earth.
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