Overview

Just found out that Rich and Ana are living in Tahoe (actually Incline Village NV), about half way to Morro Bay. Here's what a visit might look like: 3+visit+4 days

Southbound 3 days down the coast

Day 1

7h55m 391 miles
Super 8 by Wyndham Eureka, 1304 4th St looks like a cheap bed for the night.

Highway 99 south 63 miles to Monroe
right on Territorial Rd in Monroe 1.2 miles to Choshire
right on Highway 36 8.4 miles to Poodle Creek Rd left
6.8 miles to highway 126 right
41 miles to south on Highway 101
262 miles to the Wyndham Super 8 on 4th St

Day 2

9h46m 400 miles

101 south 15 miles to exit 692 toward Ferndale/Fernbridge
right on Highway 211 across the Fernbridge
in Ferndale, a little jog right, then left onto Wildcat Ave / Mattole Rd. to Petrolia
right on Lincoln St to stay on Mattole Rd.
at the Honeydew Country Store, turn right onto Wilder Ridge Rd.
In the town of Redway, turn left on Redwood Dr to get to the southbound entrance of highway 101
101 south xx miles to Leggett where you can get on highway 1 / Shoreline Highway south
just south of Mendocino, across the Big River Bridge then turn left on Comptche Ukiah / Old Springs Rd
in Ukiah, a brief stretch of 101 south to Ruta Estatalide de California 253 / Boonville Rd
at the T, turn left onto Highway 128 south xx miles back to 101 south
in San Rafeal, take the 580 bridge to Richmond
580 south to 880 or (see detail below)
- exit 13 to Marin Ave / Buchanan St east to Grizzly Peak Blvd right
- after crossing highway 24, turn left on Skyline Blvd which becomes Pinehurst Rd
- left on Redwood Rd all the way through Hayward to 880 or
  - left on Heyer Ave up to Crow Canyon right
  - then just before 580 turn left on El Castro Valley Blvd across the freeway
  - to a right on Palomares Rd.
  - to a right on Niles Canyon
  - then left on 238 / Mission Blvd
  - to 680 south to Mission Blvd / 262 past Fry's
  - and back to 880 south
237 west to 85 south to exit 20, W. Fremont Ave
left then right on South Mary Ave to Visit Mike and Dave (1514 S. Mary)

Option to hop up into the East Bay hills and bypass a bunch of traffic. (10h29m 399 miles, relative to no options it adds 45 minutes but zero distance)