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…
Picking up Sally and Leo Carrillo
The 29th finally arrived; and, Sally was arriving at 8:45pm. Dottie and I hung out at the campground until the noon check out, then stocked up on the groceries at Albertsons, stopped by Trader Joe’s for the Spindrift that Sally likes, hit the Barnes and Nobles to look for a copy of the Milepost (still…
Killing Time Waiting for a Friend
It was sad to leave Serrano campground, but it was time for me to get some chores done and prepare for a dear friend to visit in a couple of days. So, I decided to take what appeared to be the less curvy route out of the area and down to Lake Perris State Park….