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You don’t know about Bodega Bay? Well it’s a pretty incredible place. Just north of San Francisco and west of the Napa Valley, Bodega Bay is a small fishing town with ports, boats and plenty of seafood to go around. It has windy beaches tucked against rocky cliffs that go on for miles. I have plenty of memories of this magical place but the one thing I will always remember is that I have always wanted to live there.

Imagine a country house situated on a grassy field placed in between a rock filled mountain on one side and a cliff that overlooks the ocean on the other. Just driving through Bodega Bay made me fall in love. I remember the smell of the eucalyptus trees and the tons of sheep we would see driving along the roads. There is only one way to get through the small town: two lane road that curves around the coast like a snake. On the way through town there is one main square that includes a wine store, a small family restaurant and a small arcade. I loved the arcade. There was a small shop with shells and beach stuff for sale. Mostly useless stuff, but all the houses we stayed in were littered with this decor. We would make an appearence at least once to this little wharf on our way through the Bodega Bay.

Next we would always stop at a local stop that served up the best Smoked Salmon I have ever tasted. Crazy awesome, but the place was a little scary. It was orange. Weird. After that we would stop at the Kite store which was an old house turned shop that sold the craziest kites you have ever seen. Plus, it has a huge selection of local Salt Water Taffy. After stocking up on candy, we would make our way to the house we would rent. We stayed in a number of places over the years, but they all seemed to have their own personal charm. Never technology driven, they were simple and quaint. A classic beach house. They always were a five minute walk to the beach and surrounded by sand dunes and small waterways. The terrain overall was unlike anything I had seen anywhere else. Even to this day I’m sure that Bodega Bay’s overall geography is unique to anything I have seen before.

We would spend our days traveling the countryside and going to the beach. There is even an area called the Elephant Rocks that are just these giant boulders that sit in the middle of a field. I cant really explain it but it’s pretty awesome. Bodega Bay is also the town the original movie “The Birds”was filmed. We went to visit the old school house in the movie which is now a church. At least I think thats cool.

Besides the overall look of things I guess I would have to say that Bodega Bay was special to me because of the memories. I had plenty of family vacations there. Some with my late grandparents and some with just my immediate family. Every memory is a good one. After I retire I could see myself moving to Bodega Bay in a small house looking over the water. It’s pretty much the most stress free place I’ve ever been.