Highway 1

From Monterey Bay, we followed Highway 1 as part of a two day journey back to Los Angeles.  The road is amazing as it follows the edge of the mountains on one side and the sea on the other.  Its so bendy that the journey seems to take forever, but the views are stunning.  The downside is that there are no signs to inform people that there are no petrol stations for a substantial distance so cars do tend to run out!  And, after several hours of this kind of driving, it does become tiring and tedious!

We decided not to visit Hearst Castle as apparently Europeans are disappointed by the eclectic collection of art works, but we did visit the nearby Elephant Seal sanctuary!

We stayed overnight at San Simeon which is close to the Sanctuary, then went back next morning for another look at the Elephant seals.

Then onwards to Pismo Beach; reputably the place Bugs Bunny always wanted to visit!  Its a lovely resort on the migratory passage for Humpback whales and the Monarch Butterfly.  There is also a huge brown pelican on the nearby rocks - there seemed to be Pelicans everywhere!

We stayed the night at Carpinetta, but, unfortunately, Carole had a chicken salad at a Taco and got food poisoning, which curtailed our activities; Environmental Health have just confirmed that they will be visiting the establishment concerned!