Highway 1

After leaving Monterey, I headed south on Highway 1. Such a beautiful drive going through Big Sur, Point Lobos, Ragged Point, Lucia, Bixby Bridge. I must have stopped a million times to take photos. I finished my drive at San Simeon, where I stopped to photograph the Elephant Seals. If you've never seen the Elephant Seals, put this on your to do list. They are located at the beach (rookery) just down the mountain from Hearst Castle (another must do!)

After my photo journey was over, I headed east into the mountains towards Bakersfield where I would spend the night before heading onto my next stop in Boulder City.

Monterey

after saying goodbye to Carrie, I drove to Monterey, where I was staying for 2 days. I use to live in Monterey when I was a young girl (my dad was stationed there) and I have fond memories of the area. the last time I was there was about 9 years ago when Dillon was 10 and we did a month long journey of driving up and down the coast; ending up in Las Vegas where we spent 2 nights at The Luxor (his choice) - as Dillon was born in Las Vegas.

my arrival in Monterey was met by COLD weather and high winds. the sand from the dunes was streaming across the highway. It was fierce. I arrived in time for dinner and then I hit the hay, as I was exhausted. The next day i drove all around Monterey. I went to the aquarium, went beach combing, drove through Pacific Grove and along the 17 mile drive to Carmel. Such a beautiful area.

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