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What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been

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What began as a weekend bike ride in the country has become a dream come true. In the summer of 1989, after a satisfying lunch at Duarte's Restaurant, my wife Penny and I set off to ride the eight miles of back country roads from Pescadero to San Gregorio. We had barely begun to peddle when we came upon a ransacked deserted dwelling at the edge of town. I don't know what drew us to stop and investigate but after navigating the overgrown garbage strewn yard for a few minutes I came to the questionable conclusion that this would be a great spot for a bed & breakfast.

Humoring me, Penny said "That’s great, honey. Let's get back on the road we have a long ride ahead of us. Little did she realize the depth of her statement. A little investigation lead me to the properties owner who had no interest in selling and planned to raze the building for additional farmland.

Fast forward two years and Penny and I are looking at existing B&B properties in Ashland, Oregon. When none of the properties panned out the memory of that run down place in Pescadero came to mind. Fort some reason it had a real draw and rather than spend two days leisurely returning from Ashland we high tailed it home and the next day I was up early and on my way to Pescadero. When I arrived I was pleased to see a realtors "For Sale" sign out front. However, a call to the realtor informed me the property had already been sold to a local contractor who planned to rehab the property for himself.

But as luck would have it the contracting market was suffering at the time and he was agreeable to selling if he would be hired to do the work. After a quick check of references we agreed to the deal in August 1991 and began the 25 month rebuilding job.

We moved in September of 1993 and after launching our last child we opened the B&B in March 2003. Come experience the results....

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