Surf & Turf Weekend Package

Your weekend stay begins upon your arrival at one of our participating inns. We offer accommodations at several unique B&B's and hotels, and suggest that you visit each of them online to get an idea of their individual amenities and offerings. The Cleone Gardens Inn offers ranch style accommodations in a beautiful setting of six wooded acres. Sun decks, a jacuzzi and lending library add to the appeal. DeHaven Valley Farm is a charming Victorian farmhouse inn on 20 acres next to the ocean, surrounded by miles of beach and mountains, with excellent dining . Decorated with Victorian antiques, the Hill House Inn of Mendocino is an elegant place of lodging which combines modern amenities with history, directly opposite Mendocino Headlands State Park and Big River Beach. Their acclaimed restaurant and cosy, Tiffany enhanced bar add to the charm. Filled with charm and romance, and antiques of a bygone era, the MacCallum House stands at the very heart of the quiet Mendocino village. An easy stroll brings you to untouched beaches, art galleries, live theater, shops, restaurants, and rugged ocean cliffs. Rooms include a complimentary wine hour featuring wines from throughout the California wine country. You may visit all of their websites by linking to them from our website's Mendocino links page.

Start your second day with a full hearty breakfast provided by your inn. Following breakfast, take a short drive to Ricochet Ridge Ranch for a wonderful four hour or all day horseback excursion on deserted coastal beaches and in the magnificent redwood forests. We have horses that are both fit and sensible, safe for all levels of rider, English and Western. Both rides include opportunities for riding through a horse ranch, a cattle ranch, past virgin redwood trees thousands of years old, cresting mountain peaks overlooking the Pacific Ocean. You will also ride on Ten Mile Beach, where osprey and pelicans circle overhead and seals and whales cavort offshore. All Day rides include a picnic lunch under a grove of virgin redwoods, along a river bank, or on the mountain top with views for miles. You won't believe the quality of the horses! After your ride, return to Mendocino, or explore Fort Bragg. Spend the evening relaxing fireside, or soaking in a hot tub.

Your third day begins again with a full hearty breakfast. After breakfast, head to the Noyo Harbor for a fabulous excursion with All Aboard Adventures or Noyo Pacific Outfitters. Choose from whale watching, Crabbing, or Deep Sea Fishing. Details and descriptions of all of these tours can be found below. After your "surf" excursion, spend the afternoon exploring the shops of Fort Bragg, and perhaps taking in a show at the Mendocino Theater Company.

Your last day provides time for a hike, biking along Big River or Ten Mile Haul Road, or perhaps a ride on the Skunk Train. After checking out of your inn, spend a few hours exploring Mendocino, before saying "Farewell" to our magnificent coast.

• Three nights at (in Mendocino:) Hill House Inn of Mendocino, and The MacCallum House; (north of Ricochet Ridge Ranch:) Howard Creek Ranch Inn. (Please visit their websites and let us know which you prefer.)
• Breakfast three mornings
• Four hour private ride on the beach and in the redwood forests at Ricochet Ridge Ranch (upgrade to All Day Ride with lunch
• available)
• An All Aboard Adventures and/or Noyo Pacific Outfitters excursion of your choice (schedules may vary due to season, tides and availability)
• Flexible schedule (Rides available 7 days a week), we will check with All Aboard Adventures and Noyo Pacific Outfitters for tide schedules and fishing regulations

• Customary gratuities for your trail guide and SeaHawk staff, housekeeping and service staff
• Additional meals and incidentals taken during your stay

Package prices vary depending on which inn/room you choose, how much riding you would do while you are here, and which All Aboard Adventures or Noyo Pacific Outfitters excursion you choose. Additional nights at the inn and additional days of riding are also available! Add a touring Anderson Valley wineries via a stretch SUV limousine. Should you like to book a Surf and Turf Excursion, please contact us directly by calling 707-964-9669, or e-mail us at lari-shea@horse-vacation.com. We are happy to customize this vacation to suit your needs. For more information about all of our riding vacations and trailrides, please visit our website at www.horse-vacation.com.

All Aboard Adventures Excursions

WHALE WATCHING:

California Gray Whales migrate South from Alaska to Baja California during the months of December through February and return North during the months of February through April. They are very close to shore and only a 5-15 minute ride gets you a better than 95% chance of sighting these whales. Whale watching with a charter boat is the perfect opportunity to be right next to these gentle giants and fun for people of all ages. You will board the Coast Guard Certified "SEA HAWK" for a two hour adventure on the Pacific Ocean scouting for these awesome, intelligent creatures. Bring your cameras! You never know when you might get the next "National Geographic" quality photo of a breaching whale.

• 2 hour trips $25.00 per person - $15.00 for children 10 years and under
• Season: December 26th through April 30th
• Best time: January, February, March
• Festivals:
  • Crab & Wine Days - Last weekend in January, first weekend in February
  • Whale Festivals - First weekend in March, third weekend in March

CRABBING

Come enjoy a terrific adventure while Crabbing! Fun for the whole family. As the SEA HAWK leaves the bay, anglers bait the crab pots and drop them in the ocean. On the way home, they pick up their crab pots and retrieve their crab. Crabbing trips are 4-5 hours in duration and are offered twice a day. Once back at the dock, All Aboard Adventures crew will clean and cook your crab, while you enjoy our big picnic area listening to music and enjoying the atmosphere of the Noyo Harbor!

• 4-5 hour trips
• $50.00 per person - includes all tackle
• Season: First Saturday closest to December 1st through July 30th.
• Best time: December, January, February and May, June, July
• Crab cooking: $1.00 per crab (10 crab is bag limit)
• License: $16.55 (if you do not already have a regular fishing license)

ROCK COD FISHING:

All Aboard Adventures fishes the waters out of Noyo Harbor, Fort Bragg. We fish between 50 to 200 feet deep. Due to the remoteness of this area it is unsurpassed in the quality of fish. Limits of lings and huge sack of blacks, china cod, blues, coppers and canaries are generally the rule.

• 5 hour trip
• $70.00 per person - includes rod, reel, bait and all tackle
• Season(s): January 1st through February 28th
• May 1st through December 31st -- (Fish & Game regulations change throughout the year, Ricochet Ridge Ranch will check with Captain Tim about current regulations)
• Best time: Typically, any time is a great time of year for rock cod
• Fish cleaning: $5.00 for bag limit (10 fish)
• $1.00 per ling cod (2 fish limit)
• License: $10.75 (if you do not already have a regular fishing license)

SALMON FISHING

Fort Bragg, California, is a well-known port for sport salmon fishing, due to our ability to catch salmon within 20 minutes of leaving the harbor! During the peak of the season, All Aboard Adventures runs two trips a day. July and August are usually the top months in the season, with our anglers catching their limit of two salmon, 24 inches or more per day. The SEA HAWK landed the largest Salmon in the harbor in 2000! It was a gorgeous 45.6 pound King Salmon! Perhaps you'll catch the next record Salmon on your SEA HAWK fishing excursion.

• 5 hour trips
• $70.00 per person - includes rod, reel, bait and all tackle
• Season: February 15th through November 15th
• Best time: End of April through mid August
• Fish filet/Steaking: $2.00 per fish (2 fish bag limit)
• License: $10.75 (if you do not already have a regular fishing license)

ROCK COD OR SALMON/CRAB COMBOS

• 7 hour trips
• $80.00 per person - includes all tackle
• Season(s): These are coordinated with the seasons for each species. We do not provide rock cod/salmon combos. Fish and Game regulations prohibit the ability to do this.

SUNSET CRUISES

• 1.5 - 2 hour trips
• $25.00 per person
• Best time: End of May through September

Call us at 707-964-9669
or e-mail for more information