Big Sur

We both know better than to call any particular place our “favorite”. On a trip like this, that distinction is always shifting- there are simply so many unique, memorable places with so many great people to see. For the 3 days of our visit, as far as we were concerned, Big Sur- actually most of the drive from Santa Barbara to Carmel by the Sea, was the most beautiful stretch of coastline on the planet.

We were lucky to catch the coast on a sunny warm weekend, to find a campsite overlooking the Pacific (thanks for the Kirk Creek suggestion Sveny) and have the time to enjoy the craggy, windblown coast at a fairly leisurely pace. Plenty of it was spent perched on cliffs, just watching and listening to the ocean. You can do that for hours here.

Beyond this brief description, we’ll leave it for the pictures to try and capture the serene, feral beauty of this area.

A stairway to a 1/2 mile of sandy beach and rolling surf waves. Too bad it was too freezing to reach them without a wet suit.

Classic view of the Big Sur coastline- streching approx 90 miles between San Simeon & Monterey

Looks as inviting a beaches come, although you'd have to leap a cliff to get there and would freeze after a few minutes in the water. Look close (double click) at the shawdowed cliff and you'll see a waterfall dropping into the sand.

You can't help but become a bird watcher here as the pelicans & gulls glide over the ocean and play in the wind currents.

C, still going strong with her 50 push-ups per day. This set during a memorable coastal hike.

One of the hearty coastal trees

The restaurant we enjoyed our finally night in the area. Located in the quaint, luxury cottaged, any girlfriend will love it , it helps to be a multi-billionaire to live there, village of Carmel by the Sea.

A Carmel by the Sea Sunset