Blogs from Big Sur, California, United States, North America - page 2

Day 2 We haven't been to Big Sur since summer 2011 when we drove from San Francisco to LA and made the catastrophic mistake of not allowing time to stop off and enjoy Big Sur. This year we are pushed for time too but are giving ourselves the full day on our drive from SLO to Monterey to enjoy the sights on offer. Without fail this is my favourite drive of all time, no doubt! A lot of people wonder which is the best route North - South (San Fran to LA) or South to North. Well really the route is just so beautiful you can't really go wrong but if I was being honest my favourite is North to South as you are on the right side for the ocean and the views are undisturbed ... read more

20 septembre: Pfieffer Big Sur Comme nous devons attendre les patins de Benoit qui arriveront lundi (ou mardi) à Lucia et que nous sommes à 45 km de Lucia, nous avons décidé de prendre la journée sans bouger la tente. Au programme: programmation, billets d'avion, Skype, pub, programmation et coucher tôt. Pensant avoir internet au pub Big Sur Tap Room, nous y sommes allés en pm, mais sans succès de connexion (donc à faire attention si vous essayez de vous y connecter avec un appareil mobile). Cependant, belle sélection de bière, belle terrasse, télé et présentation de sports... Et un monsieur nous a payé la bière ;) Côté programmation, comme nous progressons plus lentement que prévu il nous faut revoir la partie Amériques Latines de l'itinéraire. Plusieurs possibilités s'offrent à nous... Reste à trouver la plus ... read more

Steve chauffeured us around again today--down the coast to Big Sur. Dana was a little nervous on some of those curves at the edge of the cliffs! These were the views we came to California for!! All these years, we have only seen it in pictures or movies. Needless to say, we went crazy taking pictures! Mom took us to the Restaurant at Ventana for lunch, a wonderful place on a high cliff overlooking the ocean (for an early celebration of our birthdays). The food was superb, the landscaped patio we ate on was very serene, and we had a very relaxing time, even though the fog blocked the view of the ocean. We had to take some "David pictures", as we affectionately call pictures of our meals. Stopped at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park for ... read more

Geo: 36.2703, -121.806There is so much to see as you travel up and down the coastline. We were very lucky to have time to drive up and down the coastline and take in the view from several of the pull outs. We were so fortunate to have some nice weather and so we were able to enjoy the scenery to entire time we were there.... read more

Beyond the quirkiness of San Francesco and the epic landscape of Yosemite, Maria Chiara and I had a few days to experience other parts of Northern California: four world famous wine regions and a drive down California's famous Pacific Coast, along the appropriately named "Highway One". America is brilliant - where even driving on the motorway is a cultural experience. We drove south through Silicon Valley towards San Jose, all part of the vast conurbation of the Bay area, the freeway was six lanes wide at times and we were forever passing through spaghetti junctions. Cool!!! Eventually we left the city behind, drove over a mountain, through a forest and hit the coast at Santa Cruz. This beach town is a complete antidote to Riviera-style pretentiousness. With the Pacific Ocean and towering palm trees on one ... read more