It’s our last day, and after exploring Mendocino for two days (it’s not really that big) we have more questions than answers. How did the town start, why are there water towers virtually everywhere. How come the town looks like it came right of the 19th century. So we went to the visitor’s center and got all our questions answered. Started as a logging town (it took three months to cut down a single redwood). Water is rare and precious. Emma Lou Packard (not related to the Hewlett Packards) got the town declared a historic site, so no modern buildings allowed. I could say more, but that would just be answers in search of a question.
Unbeknownst (I don’t think I have ever used that word before!) to us, Mendocino has an annual Music Festival, and yup…it’s this week. Although they cross almost all the genres, we opted for a classical concert with Stravinsky and Rachmoninov. Only once did some of the audience applaud between movements. Gasp!
By now, we are so full that we actually pretty much skipped dinner. We have only one more day to trim down before the weekend. Tomorrow, we are off to Sonoma for our last night before seeing Justin.
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