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To most people, Bodega Bay is just another fishing town you pass while driving down scenic Hiway 1. It is so much more to me. Out near the end of the headland is Bodega Marine Lab. I got to spend 3 months there when in college. It is not enough time to explore all the beauty of the area, but it is plenty enough time to fall in love with it.
To most people, Bodega Bay is just another fishing town you pass while driving down scenic Hiway 1. It is so much more to me. Out near the end of the headland is Bodega Marine Lab. I got to spend 3 months there when in college. It is not enough time to explore all the beauty of the area, but it is plenty enough time to fall in love with it.
The road past the lab entrance goes almost to the harbor mouth, but turns up the headland to give a great view South to Dillon Beach, a very popular vacation spot.
The road ends at Windmill Cove. This is the big Pacific. This is where I used to dive for abalone... on calmer days. Tucked in a cove before that last headland is the Marine Lab. I used to hike over the dunes, down the beach, then up and over that headland every day to go to the lab.
Around the other way is some interesting diving to try if you want a challenge... and a possible meet with the Men in Grey. the coast goes past Tomalas Bay, on to Point Reyes and then to San Francisco.
It was a blustery day as is often the case. You can't see it, but a Grey Whale was passing on its Northern Migration. I love watching the sea when it is in a lather like that. It is a harsh place, but alive.
One of the remaining fisheries is for the local dungeness crabs. You can get them as well as other local fresh seafood across the bay at the Tides fish store and restaurant as well as many other good eateries.
I always liked this old dredge. I've watched it settle over many years. So many sea stories have been told since it was built. So much has changed.
Looking across the bay towards the docks and the Tides Restaurant.
Frankly, this is a boring town. What that means is that you will see a lot of personal art and craft decoration adorning people's homes. Most homes have their names on their mailbox post. The people I met, were really nice.
This is a working harbor in a harsh place. Even the Sea Gulls are unusually large.
The dorms might not have been fancy, but there are few places I have lived that I enjoyed nearly as much.