The Volcano Union Inn, Volcano, CA

The Volcano Union Inn
Volcano, CA

I read about the small town of Volcano, CA in the Sunset magazine. The location of the town, Gold Country, and the size of the town, teeny tiny, both intrigued me. I was not let down. What an amazingly cute town. I'd have a hard time even calling it a town; it is more like a bend in the road, literally. Below you will see some pictures of the Inn and the town. Enjoy. I highly recommend a visit.
 

The welcome mat of the Inn. Too cute.

Photo of the Volcano Union Inn from across the street. The upstairs porch is accessible to the people staying at the Inn. It was a great place to read a book and watch the few cars go by.

Here is a view of the sidewalk. Wow. On the right here is a general store and just a little ways away is a great saloon. Really, a saloon.

Here's the general store.

There I am just relaxing. We were waiting for our room to be ready. In fact the Inn doesn't open its doors until a certain time. Check that out before you go.

Local history. Can you read it?

Here is the town's cute little park. There is a quiet stream that runs along the far side of it. Toward the right of the park is an out-door theater where the local actors put on seasonal shows. During the winter months, the performances take place indoors.

Hard to see: stray cats that kept us company as we enjoy reading in the park.

I loved the hand-drawn emergency exit escape route posted on our door.

Geoff using his ipad on the patio.

Yup, the patio. A great place to watch the townsfolk. In the evening you can watch the crowds come to the summer performances and others come to the pub for dinner.

They had fresh fruit available to the guests of the Inn in their community area. This was the BEST peach I have ever tasted! Nothing like fresh produce in Northern CA!

My whiskey sour in that saloon I was telling you about. I'll post that on this blog in the future. Warning: If you go to the saloon, please don't wear a darling green Banana Republic light weight sweater. You'll stand out like a sore thumb! Jeans and a t-shirt are all you need. Really!!!

Starting off our dinner with wine, of course.

Night time view of the cute, charming, adorable Inn.

Treebones Yurts, Big Sur, CA

Treebones Resort
Big Sur, CA
71895 Hwy 1 
Big Sur California 93920
treeboneslodge@yahoo.com
Telephone: 877-424-4787

View from Yurt patio.

OK, I just can't be impartial here. Geoff and I have been going to Big Sur, and Treebones for quite a few years now. It is one of our favorite places. This entry is more specifically about the restaurant than about the Yurts and the accommodations.
While staying at Treebones we make it a point to eat dinner in the round dining hall. It simply is amazing. You have a killer view of the ocean and setting sun as well as a wonderfully toasty fireplace snapping and crackling in the background.
I also enjoy being able to have their amazing dinners (which I haven't even  talked about yet) and shall I say one or two bottles of wine and then safely stumble back to our yurt.  An amazing dinner, setting and then a safe walk back 'home.' 

View of the Pacific Ocean from the property.

So if you're in Big Sur, check out Treebones Resort and make sure you make a reservation for dinner. For those of you who like sushi, believe it or not, they have that too!

View of coastline, God I love Big Sur!

Really, trust me here, just go and check it out. You won't be disappointed. 

Coffee Bazaar, Guerneville, CA

Read this before you go

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Address:14045 Armstrong Woods Road * Guerneville * CA * 95446
Phone: (707) 869-9706
OPEN Daily - 6am - 8pm
Website: www.mycoffeeb.com 

This coffee house comes to us from David. Thank you David for this posting. If you're in beautiful Guernville, stop on in and check it out. Say hello to the owners Richard and John. I hear the food and pastries are great.

If you go, leave a comment here. Their website is pretty young and looks like it is in the early stages. But hey, let's not hold that against them  :-)


I'll get more information from David.

Help: we need pictures of the place or people there enjoying it. I hope to get there this summer. 


Many Thanks,
Scott

Kelcy's Cafe in Tehachapi, CA

The Broasted Chicken is amazing!

Name: Kelcy's Cafe
Address: 110 Tehachapi Blvd. Tehachapi, CA 93561
Tele: 661-822-4207
no website available
hours: Monday - Saturday 6am to 3pm, Sunday 7am to 3pm


Ok, you gotta try the BROASTED chicken. We had never heard of broasted chicken before. Apparently not only is it a deep frying process, it is deep fried in a pressure cooker!! 

How can chicken get any better?!

I have to say, it was a delight, a pleasure, an experience to savor! I don't think I carried on a conversation whilst eating my broasted chicken! It was that good.

I hope to travel back to socal through Tehachapi to visit Kelcy's Cafe again on this trip. It might even become a regular socal to norcal stopping point.
Note: Geoff fell fast asleep in the car right after our broasted chicken adventure! Warning; eating delicious broasted chicken at Kelcy's may induce sudden onset comas!

It is worth a visit. Fun, funky, Formica clad cafe and restaurant set in a very charming, small cowboy focused true pioneer town!

Enjoy and let me know what you think! 
Tell them Scott and Geoff sent you! 

Tehachapi Blvd. Street View