It is prime whale watching season in Northern California. One of the most popular places to look for whales in Marin County is at the Pt. Reyes Lighthouse. Because of heavy traffic, Sir Francis Drake Blvd is closed to private vehicles at the South Beach Junction until mid-April. A winter shuttle operates between Drakes Beach and the Pt. Reyes Lighthouse. It also goes to Chimney Rock.
Lighthouse graphic courtesy of photogirl7 at flickr.com.
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Bodega Bay is a tiny town, much smaller than I realized. It has 950 people. We stayed at Inn at the Tides, a fairly large hotel complex made up if 86 rooms, four rooms per “lodge”. Each lodge is a brown shingled building. The rooms are average, nothing to write home about. I was surprised that the hotel was across the highway from the water. Most of the rooms do have harbor views, but due to the large plantings, it was not as big of a view as I expected. Despite the limited views, I was still able to capture this spectacular sunset overlooking the Bodega Bay Harbor.
Our room was directly across from the pool, which was perfect for us with two kids. The pool is heated. Part of it is outdoors, the other is inside. Even better is the large hot tub. Nothing like a nice cocktail in the hot tub with rain drops falling on your head.
Inn at the Tides has two restaurants. The most famous is the Tides Wharf restaurant, across Highway 1 from the hotel and directly on the Harbor. The Tides Wharf was made famous in the 60s when Alfred Hitchcock’s movie- The Birds was filmed there.
There is some excellent seafood in Bodega Bay, although the restaurant menus seemed to be almost identical. If you don't like seafood, you may find the food pretty boring.
Related Posts: Bodega Bay Part Deux – including some great pics and fun things to do.
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