The
beginning of our drive from Big Sur to Morro Bay
still had windy coastal roads and lots of scenic vistas.
He
might be hard to see, but Bill is perched on the center of the closer rocks in
the picture. He hiked down and then scrambled up some rocks to get there.
At
San Simeon the road leveled out. We saw a parking area with lots of cars and
saw another Escape 19 pull in. We decided to check it out – hoping for room for
2 trailers. We met the other Escape owners – a couple from Vancouver with a 2012 Escape 19 who gave us
some tips on Joshua Tree National Park. The parking lot was for Elephant Seal
Vista Point with a beach full of seals. Here’s a cute one.
Barbara
had a letterboxing series that she wanted to find that was along our route. She
liked this particular clever hide in a carved out wood block identical to a
block supporting a board edging the trail.
We
camped at Morro Bay State Park
where the most striking feature of the area is Morro Rock a 576-foot high
volcanic plug.
It
originally was surrounded by water, but when they dredged the harbor they built
a causeway - now one can drive out to it and walk partway around the rock. We
walked around Morro Rock, watched waves crashing over the breakwater, spotted
otters playing, and walked the beach.
It
was really hard to get good pictures of the otters, but they were fun to watch.
Then
we said good-bye to the Pacific.
