Pat & Jen by the Golden Gate Bridge

Big Sur

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September 13th 2008
Well Pat and I have left San Francisco and we are in Big Sur. Before leaving San Francisco we picked up our 4 x 4 and a tent and we then headed south on the Highway 1. The Highway 1 is a coastal road and it is amazing. We are now camping in Big Sur which is on the coast and is a massive forest. Unfornately just before Pat and I arrived 92% of the forest burnt down in forest fires or as t ... read more

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