The famous Fishermans Wharf

Driving up Highway 1 to San Francisco

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August 11th 2008
We left the mad world of LA behind us and headed up the coast, hoping for some great weather and some gorgeous scenery. As we drove out of Santa Monica and joined the famous Highway 1, we passed Malibu and other typical Californian beach scenes on the way up to our first stop in Santa Barbara. The real spectacular section of Highway 1 was further up the coast, but Santa Barbara was supposed to b ... read more

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