After dropping Sally at the airport, it was chore day before we headed back to the coast. I had the laundromat to myself for the first hour since it was only 7:20am. After the laundry was finished, we stopped at the Safeway grocery store that was conveniently located right next door; and, finally, we found…
Month: April 2022
Wineries, Frisbee, the Colonel and Farewell
Being in the Russian River area, we had to spend a day exploring a couple of wineries. Today was that day! So, we set off after dumping and pumping at Sonoma Coast Beach and found this little place! They had a beautiful little cafe with seating outside in the redwoods, so we decided it would…
Driveway Surfing, Golden Gate, Redwoods and Sonoma Coast
Leaving Big Sur, we turned our sights to Carmel-by-the Sea where we were going to stop off at Sally’s college roommates home for another driveway surf. The sun was out, and oh what a difference! Sally catches up with a College Roommate After a wonderful lunch and little shopping in Carmel-by-the-sea, we headed to Sherry…
Elephant Seals and Driving Big Sur
Starting location: Morro Strand State Beach, Morro, CA – 52 degreesEnding location: Hearst San Simeon State Park, Cambria, CA – 58 degrees; 1 nightsMiles: 22 milesMajor Stops: Board Walk walk along way and Elephant Seal BeachWeather: Partly Sunny early with marine layer coming in during day If you are wondering about only driving 22 miles today, we had hoped to…
Santa Barbara Mission and Morro Strand Beach
Starting location: Leo Carrillo State Park, Malibu CA – 58 degreesEnding location: Morro Strand State Beach, Morro, CA – 62 degrees; 2 nightsMiles: 167 milesMajor Stops: Santa Barbara MissionHikes: Around the campground and Beach, To the downtown dog parkWeather: Partly Sunny, Highs low 60’s, lows in the upper 40’s. Santa Barbara Mission Leaving behind Leo Carrillo State Park, we headed north…