Eureka and Ferndale, CA

Kim at the Samoa Cookhouse
This is one big chainsaw!
Here are some old chainsaws at the Samoa Cookhouse.
This is a pic of a big redwood. Notice all the horses on top of the log. The glare on the pic is from a window in the background.

This is the home of William Carson. He was a lumber baron who built this home in 1885. Kim and I have been looking to get a small home. Wonder if it's in our price range.

Yesterday we went to Eureka and Ferndale and had a good time. In Eureka we went to a Lumberjack restaurant called Samoa Cookhouse. It is an interesting place to see – and eat at. The restaurant has long tables and they just seat you next to other people. After Eureka we went to Ferndale. It is a nice little Victorian town that is worth a visit. We were walking down the sidewalk with our matching outfits (matching T-shirts, bibbed overalls and Christian Motorcyclists Association denim shirts). We were holding hands and just window shopping and a lady sitting outside a shop commented on how cute we looked together (we get a lot of that – honestly). She asked where we were from and we told her we had sold everything and were traveling for a year. She reached out and shook my hand. It turns out that she and her husband did that when he was 50 (so am I). They bought a big motorhome and within a few months they found out he had terminal cancer and he died. She said although they didn’t even have a year together in the motorhome, she will always cherish the memories. It is amazing how many people we meet that say they would love to do this, want one of our cards to follow along and sincerely wish us the best. Today we are leaving Fortuna, CA and headed south – we’re not exactly sure where – just south.