Fort Bragg

Todd and I spent a few days in Fort Bragg 

a couple weekends ago.

I can honestly say, we have never seen

such beautiful weather there, and

we have been several times.

We didn't have any plans in place,

we just figured we would see where the

days took us, and we weren't disappointed.

Our first day was spent driving there,

eating, getting settled in the hotel room,

and watching the sunset.

The following day, we headed to Mendocino.

We had to stop at Papa Bears Chocolate Haus,

Their chocolate is to die for!

I always get their salted caramel sand dollars

and milk chocolate peanut clusters.

Todd enjoys their haystacks and white

chocolate raspberry bars.

As always, they didn't disappoint.

After we pigged out on candy,

we strolled up and down the streets 

and made a quick stop in 

our favorite gallery to see

what new and beautiful artwork they had.

One of the beautiful buildings in Mendocino.

A beautiful hand carved bird from the gallery.  

Us in Mendocino.

A panoramic of  Mendocino area.

After we had done what we wanted,

we decided to go wine tasting.

It was really easy to figure out where

to go because there was only one

winery in the local area.

We stopped at Pacific Star Winery.

It ended up being an awesome little 

winery located on the ocean,

and I mean right on the ocean.

I don't think I could have planned a 

better place to visit on a gorgeous day.

After our tasting, we bought a 

bottle of wine, cheese and crackers,

and we took them to a seating area.

We ate, drank and thoroughly 

enjoyed our time there.

Does it get any better?

Look at that view!

We probably spent half of the day at 

Pacific Star.  We really didn't want to leave,

but they had a wedding planned for 5 PM.

Because it was still light out,

and we weren't super hungry,

we decided to stop at the beach.

I took a panoramic so you 

can see just how awesome the day was. 

And to make the day even better,

look at all these sand dollars

I found on the beach!

The rest of our time there consisted of 

eating, relaxing, eating and sleeping.

It was a perfect way to rejuvenate!

I didn't get many pictures because

mostly we just relaxed and enjoyed

each others company.

It was a perfect way to celebrate

27 years together!