Eureka Aug 29, 2011

Lovely day today because when we got up the fog was only high and seemed to go back out to sea as the morning progressed. We planned to head North today and we did just that. We were going to go have lunch at the casino in Trinidad because Ann said they had great food and it was overlooking the ocean.  However, when we got there the restaurant was closed.  Maybe they only serve dinner, or maybe they just aren’t open on Monday, we don’t know.  From there we were told there were good fish and chips down by the beach.  We headed down to the beach but never really got to a beach.  We saw some lovely views though and the detour was worth it.  We headed back into Trinidad determined to find lunch and we did.  Oh my, what a wonderful lunch we had!  John had the fish and chips but I had the best mussels I believe I have ever eaten.  YUM!  The broth they were in was highly flavored with garlic and they added a sprinkling of bleu cheese over the top, which I would never have thought of doing.  Besides the wonderful food and service we just has a great time.  From there we knew we had to walk off the lunch so we strolled over to the Memorial Lighthouse and down the 227 steps and additional path to the beach below.  We watched harbor seals and birds and looked for elusive shells but came up empty handed.  Back up the 237 steps (yes, we counted) and northward to Patrick’s Point State Park.  The Redwoods are lovely and my photos do not do them justice.  One portion of the park has a Sumeg Indian village and we walked through that.  It was very interesting.  It is a replication of course, but the Yurok Indians still use this to have cultural events and keep their traditions alive.

Agate Beach:

 

Back to Eureka and time to relax.  Hopefully with the hundreds of channels on TV we will find something we want to watch! 

Here is an interesting tidbit.  It is legal to grow and smoke pot in Arcata. Prop 215, the compassionate use act of 1996.  I suppose it was based on medical marijuana use, but it is far beyond that according to his article.  I really don’t see how that is possible but John read it to me from the Journal.  They passed a law and it is allowed.  So I wonder how many young adults go to Humboldt State just for this reason?  Seems crazy to me that they can pass a law like this that supersedes the laws of the state.  With all the talk of making this legal, if you read this article they are having massive problems due to the passing of this law.  Some of the problems are “Plagues of electrical fires, mold damage, and violent crime.” BUT one of the counsel members states their economy is not as bad as it could be because of the law and another calls it tolerance “run amuck” – so that’s the scoop on that.  Moral to this story, don’t send your kids to Humboldt State.  LOL