After our caffeine fix at Roadhouse Coffee we headed off down Shoreline Highway a bit. The Missus wanted to do a bit of walking this morning, so I headed to Doran Regional Park. We got to the parking lot at the end of the road and had fun walking along the North Jetty and Doran Campground area.
We took the Doran Beach Trail, where JJ could find all sorts of “stuffs” to entertain himself.
After strolling along the beach area, we headed up the road a bit and found some parking on Doran Beach Road and did the Cheney Creek Trail and Bird Walk which was a lovely loop trail.
Walking the loop along the salt water marsh was beautiful and peaceful.
I’m sure my good friend “CC” would have really enjoyed the bird watching.
We actually did the loop counter clockwise from the south. Didn’t run into anyone until we got near to Highway 1.
Saw this interesting rock….but can’t really find anything about it online.
It was a nice way to start the day.
It was already getting pretty late for lunch so, we ended up stopping at Lucas Wharf at the Fishetarian Fish Market.
I wanted to give the Dungeness Crab Sandwich another try. Even though the Missus wasn’t really feeling it, She relented. The shop is a rather charming restaurant/fish market.
Where you order at the counter.
There’s ample outdoor seating….well, at least on this day there was. So, JJ could hang out while we ate.
To make the Missus happy, I got a side of Kale Slaw to go with the sandwich and sweet potato fries..
The sweet potato fries were tasty, but on the dry – soggy side. We enjoyed the crab filling more here, but it still had too much mayo for the Missus.
That ciabatta roll didn’t hold out for the entire meal.
At least you could make out the oceany-sweetness of the dungeness crab here. And it seemed like the amount of crab was generous. I requested the sandwich with no cheese which I believe helped things.
I did get a small side of the kale slaw which seemed to have an Asian touch as we tasted sesame oil?
All in all, a fine, somewhat touristy meal. But JJ enjoyed himself.
Fishetarian Fish Market
599 Highway 1
Bodega Bay, CA 94923
After this, we did a couple of stops along the way, and then headed back to our accommodations for some R&R. After our nap, since Bodega Bay really isn’t great for walking, we just decided to get take out again at Terrapin Creek Cafe. While the Missus hung out in the Bodega Bay Inn “wine shack” to finish the wine we’d bought there the night before; I walked over to get our takeout.
We got the Charred Octopus and Cauliflower Salad again which was better this time around.
You can’t really see it here; but much more octopus which was fairly tender.
The Roasted Asparagus and Maitake Salad didn’t have a whole lot of maitake….but a load of grated Manchego.
This was fine for a salad, the Missus enjoyed the chopped boiled eggs.
I also got the Pan Roasted Hokkaido Scallops….three scallops for $23.
Pan seared….not sure about “roasted”. Did not enjoy the overwhelming flavor of fennel, but the scallops were fine.
Overall, this was fine. I’m sure eating in the restaurant would have been better; though we enjoyed having the “wine shack” all to ourselves.
Terrapin Creek Cafe
1580 Eastshore Rd.
Bodega Bay, CA 94923
We had enjoyed our visit to Bodega Bay; though I’m not sure we’d return as we prefer towns where we can walk and explore.
