Have I mentioned that Van has a real talent for finding such lovely, delightful hotels for our vacations? Really, he does. Oh, yes, he, I, we pay more for the stay than we would at many other places. That's fine. As I get older, I so greatly appreciate how comfortable the stays are.
Midway through our trip to Sonoma County, we left the town and headed for the coast. Past vineyards and rolling, green, pastoral settings and then it felt like the coast suddenly opened up before us.
We were heading to the northernmost part of the county, almost to Mendocino County. Timber Cove is a place I'd heard of from Van before (and, if I remember correctly, he and Conrad visited there together). I don't know what I had in my mind exactly - something built into or clinging to sea cliffs, perhaps - but this wasn't it. Timber Cove turned out to be sort of hipster luxury rustic, if that makes sense. Likely not, I know. But I loved what I saw when we arrived!
The great room was a terrific early impression once we got inside,
and then we got to our room. A broad balcony with an amazing view of the ocean!
We did spend some time that afternoon sipping the sparkling wine they had left for us, enjoying that view, especially as the sun got lower.
But the room was cool.
Again, kind of rustic, kind of hipster (a record player - there was a record library downstairs to borrow from)
(the Shaun Cassidy record was already in the room - my first little gay boy crush!),
and definitely spacious and comfortable.
Van and I had an easy dinner at the bar of the hotel that evening.
They had a great bar, and even though the coast population is sparse and spread out, it seemed there were locals there to enjoy the live music.
We did, that's for sure. I am sorry I don't have her name, but she performed well. The destination was gold at the end of a lovely drive north.
I've posted photos of the lovely flowers that were blooming on the hotel grounds, but here are some more shots from that morning walk.
Benjamin Bufano's Peace Obelisk,
which sits within its own circle of state park just above the hotel, commands the setting,
but the whole area was glorious to have all to myself that morning.
Ah, and then there was breakfast.
Our first meal that day at the hotel. I'll save the dinner for a later post.
Thank you to Van for such a treat. I love seeing the hotels he chooses for us. More Sonoma to come!
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