California - Day 23 - in the Benbow campground

Benbow KOA, Benbow
Wednesday, 23 March 2022

This campground seems to be part of a place that bills itself as a resort.  I'm guessing that designation is based on having a golf course sharing a property line with the campground.  The main part of the facility was a quaint-looking hotel, the Benbow Historic Inn, a short walk away from both the golf course and campground by means of a walkway through a tunnel under the highway (strange experience).

The inn claims its "historic" title both because of its age - built in 1926 - and because of the luminaries who once stayed here.  Those include Eleanor Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald, Basil Rathbone, Alan Ladd, Spencer Tracy, Clark Gable, Joan Fontaine.  I'm guessing nobody like that was there when we were, based on the lack of fancy cars or anything suggesting bodyguards or entourages or reporters.  But still, it looked like a pleasant place to stay, even if they don't keep horses stabled there for guests to ride like they used to.

I did some chores and walked the dogs often.  The weather fluctuated but was mostly pretty nice and peaceful.