Wednesday morning, we left San Francisco on Highway 101 and drove to Carmel-by-the-Sea and Monterey. First we took a stroll through the downtown area of Carmel, a small town with an artistic history on the Monterey Peninsula.
Then we drove the famous 17-Mile Drive, which is a scenic road through Pebble Beach and Pacific Grove that hugs the pacific coastline and passes golf courses and big mansions. We stopped a few times on the way, visited some of the golf courses [my Dad likes Golf!] and enjoyed the beautiful views of the coast.
The most famous scenic stop on this drive was the „Lone Cypress“, which sits on a rock on the coast.
We followed the road up the coast to Monterey, checked into our hotel and then drove down to the “Cannery Row” that was made famous by John Steinbecks’ book of the same title.
Here you can also find the original “Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurant” which opened in 1996 and was inspired by the movie “Forrest Gump”. It is the first theme restaurant inspired by a movie. We had dinner there and it was so yummy :)
Afterwards we took a walk on the Fisherman’s Wharf Pier of Monterey and enjoyed a beautiful sunset.
The next morning, our journey took us on the long drive south on the famous Highway 1, which hugs the coastline of California. We stopped at a supermarket after breakfast to buy some fruits, baguette and cheese for a picknick at the ocean.
The drive was fun and we were really lucky, because it was a clear and sunny day and the views of the coast were just exceptional.
We stopped many times along the way and enjoyed the beautiful views from the vista points. In San Simeon, we visitied the sea elephants that inhabit the coast during the summer months.
We took a break and had our picknick at Pismo Beach and then stopped at “Pelican Pointâ€Â, a ledge that was named for pelicans that rest on it. We could walk up to them very closely.
Finally, we reached Ventura at around 6 p.m. and decided to make a quick stop at the Outlet Center in Camarillo. My Dad and Basti were obsessed with the Outlets :)
We had dinner at “Sizzler’s” and then drove to our hotel, the Clocktower Inn.
Julia
July 16, 2007 at 2:22 pmHi Sannie!
Wir zahlen hier in Ohio $759 fuer unsere Wohnung. Fuer das gleiche Geld bekaemen wir auch ein Haus, aber die sind dann eher veraltet, haessliche Kueche und alte Elektrogeraete…
Deine Fotos von den letzten Wochen sind wunderschoen und ich hoffe, dass mich meine Eltern auch bald besuchen kommen und wir dann so eine tolle Zeit verbringen koennen, wir ihr es getan habt.
Darf ich fragen, was du so machst? Arbeitest du? Wenn ja, wo?
Viele Gruesse aus Ohio nach L.A.,
Julia
Janet
July 16, 2007 at 3:51 pmYou sure do have a very photogenic family! However in the world did you get that picture of me on the beach, tho?
Antje
July 16, 2007 at 11:16 pmWow, you had awesome weather while driving down Highway 1! Great pictures! What a wonderful vacation you guys had!
kim
July 17, 2007 at 12:25 amuh, i did that too. driving down highway #1. and back to SF through the redwood forest (we never made it all the way to L.A.). it’s so beautiful there. thanks so much for letting us “join” you guys on the trip. it was great.
hope you’re doing okay, sweets! *smooches*
Kristine
July 17, 2007 at 12:43 amThe Lone Cyprus. That is where Shaun asked me to marry him!! awwwww
ilka
July 17, 2007 at 3:25 amwow, i am so impressed by those pics. thats awesome. such a beautiful view. wow you guys really had some great moments, huh? you poor thing will be so sad when they have to leave.
Maribeth
July 17, 2007 at 6:53 amHubby and I did that same drive a few years ago in a motor coach! All those twists and turns in the road made me a little nervous, but the views were spectacular!
ute
July 17, 2007 at 10:31 amyou gotta be kidding me! i am not commenting any more. i am so jealous of all the things you guys do. how effin awesome. my gosh, next time i am coming to visit you for three weeks. ;-) soooooooo jealous. love ya!
infineon
July 17, 2007 at 6:27 pmwhats going on tomorrow? tokyo, japan? ;-)