We spent last night in the very cute coastal town of Pacific Grove between Monterey and Carmel. Tim ran along the beach this morning.
We had breakfast on the beach in Carmel – a great way to start the day with good coffee. Then a visit to the Carmel Mission – beautiful and tranquil basilica, gardens, cemetery and courtyards that are straight out of a Spanish village. Next came some time with otters and the Monarch butterflies (see next post).
And then the start of the much-anticipated drive down Big Sur. The views are magnificent – rugged coastline below, wide beaches, cypresses hugging the cliffs, wild flowers on the side of the road. You can’t help pulling over again and again to marvel at it. We also stopped for drinks at Nepenthe (a hilltop bar restaurant) to take it all in. We were lucky (again) with the weather. The sun came out about 1hr into our drive and we saw a beautiful sunset.
We are now in San Simeon for the night. It is not really a town. It’s more a stretch of road covered in motels. We’re here because it is the closest place to stay near Hearst Castle, which we visit tomorrow.
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