Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/12541 Bodega Bay was discovered by Don Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra while he was exploring the Northern California coastline in 1775. The drowsy little town, 65 miles north of San Francisco, was discovered by Hollywood in the 1960s when Alfred Hitchcock decided it was the perfect locale for filming his atmospheric thriller "The Birds". I was just there for a wedding and a little bit of boozing. en-us