My Highway 1 journey continued with me driving back south through Fort Bragg, down the Mendocino Coast, all the way back to Bodega Bay. I’m not a fan of driving near cliffs, but I’m working through my fears and handled the drive wonderfully. It helps that I got to drive slow through all the switchbacks as that reduces my anxiety, plus I always use the turnouts when a vehicle ends up behind me.
There’s an awesome small campground called Wright’s Beach where you basically camp right up on the beach. There’s about 9 sites that actually have beach front access but I was in the next row, claiming the last site that was available by chance when I booked it two days prior.
Even though my site wasn’t beach front, it was still lovely with trees all around, giving me some privacy from neighboring sites. It almost felt like a cool tree cave and made for some nice ambiance while Maverick & I hung out on my bed with the rear doors open.
When I arrived in the late afternoon, it was very gray with a low marine layer, but I still enjoyed my time on the beach watching the waves crash. Some kids were flying kites since the winds were perfect for it; one was a gorgeous butterfly that flew bright and high. Then around 7pm, the fog lifted to beautiful blue skies and it was absolutely stunning! I watched an incredible sunset (posting that next), and enjoyed a lovely fire while eating dinner.
The Perseid Meteor Shower was still going on, so I climbed up my van and laid on my roof rack to enjoy the show. I had a wonderful view of lights blazing through the night sky with so many stars and constellations to gaze at.
I woke up to a gorgeous sunny day, the first non-foggy one of my trip, and spent some more time on the beach enjoying the waves and blue sky before I had to leave. This is definitely a spot I want to camp at again!
For more photos from the campground and beach, check out my Instagram post!