Travel south of Carmel was pretty slow. It took about an hour to go 35 miles. This is without a doubt the most striking coastal area we've been in. We don't know how to describe the magnificence we saw through words or pictures, but here are a few pictures.
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| CA-1 south of Carmel |
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| CA-1 south of Carmel |
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| Looking north along CA-1 |
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| Looking south along CA-1 toward Big Sur |
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| Point Sur Naval Facility (Just north of Big Sur) This part of CA-1 travel had few services we could use. There isn't much space to build them and there isn't much space for RVs when they do. We were able to stop at The Whale-watcher's Cafe in Gorda. Here we discovered the significant costs associated with services in a remote area (hamburger $13.95, soft drink $3.75, regular unleaded gas $4.90/gal.). |
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| Englebert tries to make high prices more palatable (We didn't ask his last name, but it's probably not Humperdinck) |
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| Highway past Ragged Point descends toward the ocean |
We found a great campsite at the Hearst San Simeon State Park. The site has no water or electric service, but it's convenient to Hearst Castle (4 miles south of the castle).
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| Site #4 - San Simeon Creek Campground We set-up the trailer, then did some exploring. Our first stop was at the Hearst Castle Information Center to select a tour and purchase tickets. We got a view of the castle high on the hill. We'll see it up close at 10:20am tomorrow. |
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| Hearst Castle in the distance |
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| Elephant Seal info - part 1 |
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| Elephant Seal info - part 2 |
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| Elephant Seals ... doing absolutely nothing We returned to the campground and had a light dinner. We try to conserve trailer battery power, so we played Bananagram by flashlight. Map Tracks Start: Laguna Seca Campground - Salinas, CA West on CA-68 to CA-1 at Monterey South on CA-1 to San Simeon, CA End: 109 miles @ San Simeon Creek Campground - San Simeon, CA |
More memories! We were at the same beach of Elephant Seals ... during MATING SEASON! Much more activity! In fact, the males were SQUASHING the females! They are so BIG! Yet, they can move so quickly! The Whale Watcher cafe that you ate at, looks very similar to a restaurant called Napente. A very similar view as the one you took.
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