Flowers and Showers

It was supposed to rain this morning but the day began with mostly cloudy skies and a strong cold northwest wind.

We were the only guests at the B&B last night and again tonight.  The owner is out celebrating her birthday so we have the run of the place.

With the dry weather and a possibility of sunshine we decided to go to the botanical gardens today.  When we arrived at the gardens the sun came out.  The gardens are on the coast and in addition to the plants it also has beautiful coastal highlands.  So we got plenty of pictures of flowers plants and the coastline.  The coast is also a whale watching site but we didn’t see any today.

Here are some pictures.

After the gardens we had lunch at a Mexican restaurant that the B&B owner recommended.  I had crispy fish tacos wit a chipotle tartar sauce.  I enjoyed it.

We then went to Main Street in Mendocino and explored the shops there – in the rain.  Yes, the rain had arrived again.  There is an interesting book store that tempted me with a couple of books and a shop called “Out of This World” that sells telescopes, binoculars, cameras and other fun stuff.  We actually bought a digital microscope to use with the computer.  We thought it would be fun and educational to play with with the kids.

Tomorrow we will wake up and check the weather.  That will determine what we do.