Located on Highway 1, twenty minutes north of Jenner and just
south of the Mendocino County Line, Stillwater Cove Ranch is an
ideal setting for abalone divers, kayakers and families simply
needing to get away. We stay at the Dairy Barn, a bunkhouse
setting with showers, wood burning stove, kitchen and dining room.
All will camp in the meadow for peace and privacy. The ranch is
right across the street from the ocean with its protected coves
loaded with the king of shellfish, Haliotus
rufescens, the Red Abalone. The Stillwater Cove experience
offers kayaking along the ruggedly carved bluffs of the Sonoma
coast or the calm bay formed by the mouth of the Russian River,
hiking the meadows and redwood forests of the ranch, and foraging
for seafood to complement the cuisine served at our gourmet feasts.
The Stillwater Cove experience is a Family Style Adventure (FSA)
in which all participate in the daily activities of food preparation
and clean-up to make something wonderful happen. All trip-goers
will be responsible for a food assignment which your host / guide
will discuss with you prior to the trip.
The Stillwater Cove weekend begins at noon on Friday, but we'll
try to keep dinner warm for those arriving later. Our Adventure
Sports Unlimited (ASU) guide will be there to make your transition
to this wooded reality easy. Saturday morning you will awaken to
views of green, smells of salt and the amorous calls of Peacocks.
A continental breakfast will be waiting to the crackle of the wood-burning
stove. Here we will plan the morning activities of skin diving
for abalone, kayaking, SCUBA diving, and seafood preparation for
our gourmet feasts. The afternoon will be spent with group games,
hiking, searching with a guide for delicious mushrooms, or napping
in sunny meadows. The evenings are for tummies. All get into the
action of preparing the evening feast. Our chef/guide will orchestrate
the evening's presentation from the appropriate moment to catch
the green flash with the right liquid, the flow of the gourmet
dishes to address your palate, to the starlight walk to the cliffs
of this most magnificent seascape. Sunday morning is yours. Pick
the activity you wish to repeat or simply lounge with friends.
We will have a brunch before our bunkhouse clean up and departure
time of noon. Leaving will be the hardest part for your soul will
linger in this peaceful wooded paradise.
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