My husband and I just took the best vacation ever. That's saying something, because we've made an effort to take some terrific vacations in our five years of marriage. But this time we went up to Mendocino, and used a guide to find great lodging, amazing hiking, and incredible whale-watching.
We weren't sure about Mendocino at first. After all, the trip was for our fifth anniversary, so we wanted it to be special. We checked out all kinds of guides, and drooled over lodging possibilities in places like Maui and Kauai.
However, there's a thing about Hawaii - it's crazy expensive. And we couldn't help but wonder if we couldn't find lodging that was just as great, and build a vacation that would be just as wonderful, someplace cheaper. So we hit the guides again ... and found Mendocino.
Mendocino Vacations
Mendocino is a beautiful coastal area a few hours north of San Francisco. Mendocino accommodation choices vary widely, but in our guides we found an adorable bed and breakfast. The place was the perfect lodging choice for us, and we absolutely loved it.
Being from Los Angeles, Mendocino was an area we had never even known about. We had been to Carmel and Monterey, but pretty much thought California ended at San Francisco. As all the lodging guides we read made quite clear, we were mistaken.
Mendocino is absolutely beautiful, and choosing a Mendocino bed and breakfast for our lodging only added to the charm of our stay. The area is a little slice of paradise, filled with things to do. Plus, guiding your way to a vacation in Mendocino is a far more reasonable financial choice than other possible vacation spots.
Mendocino Life
One more reason we loved our lodging choice was our hosts. The owners of the bed and breakfast clearly love Mendocino, and plan to stay there forever. They were excellent guides to the town, and gave us all kinds of ideas for things to do. We would go back to Mendocino in a heartbeat, and would absolutely make the same lodging choice.
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