Yeah, that drive on 1 between SF and Fort Bragg is pretty slow (especially if you get stuck behind someone afraid of sharp turns and tall cliffs. Not quite as bad as through Big Sur area but a lot longer.
You were off of 1 about an hour after leaving Fort Bragg. But considering the roads I find myself on during some of our weekend drives, all of 101 feels like an interstate to me.
Couldn't tell you about that motel in Florence. I am amazed I even remembered it was in Florence, let alone the local geography.
Hope you did some good sightseeing in Eureka since you only drove 80 miles that day in getting to Crescent City. If Florence is where you cut back over to 5 for the final push into Portland then you picked the best of the cutovers for pretty coast range driving.
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