There are few places on earth quite as extraordinarily spectacular as the highway wending its way between Carmel and San Simeon along California's Pacific coast. The route along California Highway One takes effort and time but is well worth both for the rewards provided.
Today's drive began somewhat inauspiciously when we stumbled into a Classic Car Rally in Carmel mid-morning. Unable to even think about finding some place to park, we headed out of town chagrined at having to forgo a visit to one of California's most picturesque coastal towns (and one of our favorites, to boot).
However, as we motored down towards Los Angeles, we encountered one "old fash" after another en-route to the week long showcase further north in Carmel. At times we didn't know where to look: at the coastal beauty on the right or at the classic cars whizzing by to our left!
The weather all day was perfect -- cool and sunny with a touch of fog hanging low over the Pacific. We stopped for lunch al fresco at the Big Sur River Restaurant (where some lucky folks can sit on wooden deck chairs mid-stream, dangling their toes in the cool river water). We pulled off the highway to admire the scenery on numerous other ocassions as well - as the following collage attests.
This evening we are lodging at the Sand Pebbles Inn in Cambria immediately across Moonstone Beach Drive from the ocean. We arrived early enough to witness the evening fog roll in as we wandered along the beach boardwalk before heading into town for a light supper at Linn's (clam chowder and quiche).
Tomorrow we complete our drive to Santa Monica, the site of Megan and Andrew's wedding on Saturday. This, however, has proven to be one of the most rewarding days of our trip - even the elephant seals lazing on the beach in San Simeon cheered our progress down the coast towards LA. What more could one possibly desire than that?
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