Multifaceted Mendocino
We came with our labradoodle Max, and were able to rent a small cottage through VRBO, close to the town center. When we went to visit our friend, we were blown away. Driving through a redwood tree forest, we arrived at the top of a hill with an incredible view and a retreat-like house. To get to the second house, we drove through the forest on a one way road, which seemed to never end. We finally arrived to discover about 30 acres of the forest, with the two acres of a green lawn, a large house, bee hives, a chicken coup, a leather workshop, wine cellar and a Japanese hot tub. The place where twenty-four wild turkeys come for a provided breakfast. A bear with her two cubs come to visit, and even a mountain lion stops by, not to mention deer and skunks. Of course, these are not typical homes in Mendocino, but this is what makes this jewel of a place so multifaceted.