Friday, May 23, 2008

Mendocino May 2008

We decided to go on a road trip without the trailer and try out some pet friendly accomodations. Mendocino County is very pet friendly and we settled upon a cottage offered by Sweetwater Spa & Inn. The Inn is in the town of Mendocino, but this cottage was 3 miles south in Little River.


The Inn boasted cable TV and Kaya was certainly looking forward to it. Being satellite dish owners, we didn't realize that cable TV could be so snowy and hissy. At least the reception fit the old-timey TV that didn't have a remote. You'll notice the TV doubles as a wine bar.


Hey! How come Maggie gets the deluxe bed?????


Where are we going for dinner Bud????


The Inn provided dog towels for wet paws and sheets for "furniture jumpers" and some biscuits! We didn't need the towels or sheets, but the biscuits were a hit.


While in Mendocino, we took a walk right outside of town. It was still foggy, but really, really windy. The fog eventually disappeared for the rest of the trip. The wind, however, was with us the whole way.








A look back at town from the trail.


Flowers were everywhere. A really beautiful time of year.





A post-walk happy hour on the deck. It was nice and sunny, but still very windy. At least we had some shelter from the vegetation here.


We enjoyed a day of wine tasting in the Anderson Valley. We visited Goldeneye, Navarro and Standish wineries.

Vineyard at Navarro Vineyard and Winery.


Doggie rest break at Navarro.


All in all, the road trip was a hit with humans and canines alike. The dogs slept very soundly all three nights.

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