Eureka Point

If you drive up the Pacific Coast Highway North from San Francisco, you'll come to the dramatically beautiful and historic seaport town of Eureka, California. If you take Cliffside Drive Northwest from Eureka, you'll see the gorgeous Pacific Ocean on one side and the steep hills and cliffs on the other, which makes for a dramatic and breathtaking scene.

Eventually, you'll come to Eureka Point and the lighthouse. It is rumored that the ghosts of old ship captains whose ships were wrecked on the rocky shores, still roam the cliffside. If you walk around the lighthouse grounds, the sound of the waves crashing onto the rocky shore can be almost deafening. Sometimes the seaspray will splash up leaving the sticky residue of salt water on your skin.

Venture out to the point in the early evening so you can watch the sun plummet into the sea and you'll swear you can hear the sizzle as the orange sun sinks into the ocean. Lovers often go to the point after sunset and share a passionate kiss in the moonlight as it shimmers on the water below.

The scenery and surroundings are breathtaking. And this is where my story, Eureka Point, takes place...