Left the Redding Holiday Inn in the morning,
lunched at Benbow Inn
finished the day in room 123 at the Little River Inn (our favorite stop along the entire route)

last gas for 60 miles

waiting for gas



waiting for our turn at the pump

relaxin’ before gassin’

in the queue; the black hot rod was Newport Beach’s Steve Schmidt’s last minute substitution for his 1957 Porsche 356GT, which was disabled just before the event

Our intrepid team arrives hot and weary at Benbow Inn

enjoying a relaxing lunch at Benbow Inn

view from the back patio at Benbow Inn

somewhere along the Mendocino coast line

much needed break to cool off

Home of the best rubber duck collection we’ve ever seen.

Jack needed some “convincing” before he agreed drive the Rally across coast highway between two blind turns to get gas when we arrived at Little River Inn

happy to make it alive to dinner at Little River Inn

late night McGyver fix for our differential oil leak; this photo is just before we wrapped it with Silicone Tape (in French Racing Blue of course!)
April 30, 2013 @ 11:34 pm