2026 Sea Ranch Iterum - Day #1

We both slept later than we planned. Eventually, we got organzied and had breakfast at the lodge [granola, oatmeal and a muffin].

The plan for the morning was to hike the Estero Americano Coast Preserve. This is a new area that only opened in 2025. It was seven minutes from the hotel.

We ended up hiking three miles in an hour and a half. Given our late start, we didn't make it all the way to the beach. Sharon talked about coming back in the fall.


Getting back to the lodge, we packed up the car and checked out. We made a quick stop at the Tides Market. From there, we headed north. Rather than driving the cliffs, on Highway 1, I took Meyers Grade Road to Fort Ross Road to Seaview Road to Timber Cove Road.

We stopped and had lunch at the Timber Cove Resort. Although I have passed it dozens of times, I had never stoped there. We split a very good SMOKED TROUT CHOWDER [Potato, Fennel, Clam, Cream, Micro Greens] and both had SALMON BURGER [Lettuce, Tomato Confit, Pickled Red Onion, Lemon Aioli, French Fries, Brioche].

We rolled up to Monette at Sea Ranch about 2:10 pm. Drew and Carmen have rented the house for a week. This is the sixth time that we have stayed at this house at Sea Ranch!?!.

Drew and I went out for a walk in the afternoon. I wanted to check out the lodge, but it was closed for a private party. We looped back by Moonraker Recreation Center. We ended up covering almost two and a half miles in fifty-two minutes.


Drew and Carmen made a nice dinner of barbecued salmon, rice and roasted cauliflower.

After dinner and getting Dawson to bed, We played Love Letter after dinner. I ended up winning.

The four of us walked out to bluff to watch the sunset. Although it was cloudy when we got there, it started to clear off over the course of the afternoon.

Drew and I finished the night playing cribbage. Drew beat me handily; I just avoided the skunk.

We all crashed about 10 pn.