Oct 12 2022
Pier
I set off toward the beautiful South Coast on a foggy afternoon. I always think of it as the beautiful South Coast, and it is, whatever the weather. A sunny day is beautiful, but so is a stormy one and even a foggy one. The ocean has many moods and they all have their particular beauty.
Both the ocean and the sky were shades of silver, pewter, and platinum. I headed to the Arena Pier first:
The weather had discouraged the usual intrepid surfers, but not fishermen:
Here’s a view of the cliffs next to the pier:
It’s fun to see a working pier and harbor on our rocky shores, surfers or no surfers.
I then headed to the Wildflower Motel, a delightfully renovated 1950s motel in the heart of downtown Point Arena. Breakfast is included in the room price, so I made my selection and chose the time to have it delivered to my room the next day before going to my room.
The rooms are assigned flower names, as you might expect, and mine was Trillium, which reminded me of how we used to go with Dad to dig them up in the woods and plant them in the garden at home. I especially liked the colored ones as kid.
The room was delightful:
You can see the spa-like bathroom with the sliding doors in the background. It had a round, frosted glass skylight in the ceiling, and when you touched the mirror, it lit up!
Here’s another view of the room:
The blinds pulled up from the bottom, so you could let light in while still having privacy. I had blinds like that in San Francisco, and they are great.
It was quiet and pretty and a lovely place to spend an evening and night.
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