We left San Francisco early with bagels, cream cheese, strawberry jam and orange juice. We were going to LA to meet Chloe's father in Santa Monica. We hadn't told the kids that we were planning to meet him. The first part of the journey was on highway 101 and freeway down to route 1 and big sur. The first 60 miles is incredibly twisty over the side of cliffs and should not, in my opinion, be attempted by the faint hearted Don't get me wrong it is a very good experience but it is close to the cliffs edge and it is very difficult, as a driver, to concentrate on the road and not look at the scenery. There are sections that you are down to 10 mph and there are big rv's coming the other
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