Surfing USA

• Cliff top camp site with beach views...tick
• Barbie and Ken spotted in a little black corvette (sadly it wasn't red)...tick
• A swim at Malibu beach...tick
• Shiny greased up old man spotted on the beach sunbathing...tick
• Life savers that looked like the Hoff minus the rug...tick

Here comes the sun

Santa Barbara, a bustling town. Lots of lovely shops and a few sites to see.
We ended up staying a couple of towns over at Carpinteria beach. A cute beach side town, great location for the campsite which was by the beach, but the neighbours, well let's say we could have down without them.

Step back in time

Cambria, a cute little town you reach after you drive along the the Big Sur.
Lots of great antique shops, food stores, a cute little church, weekend markets, a lawn bowls club, and a lot of retirees. The best part, the fresh Tacos from the food truck...mmm, bring on Mexico!

Big Sur

Late in the afternoon, early in the evening, we got the chance to drive along the Big Sur. All I can say is "wow". We have been driving along most of western coastline on this trip, and this by far was the best. As Loretta meandered her way down the road, we took in the spectacular views. This is a must for everyone!

We went to camp at the state park, but didn't have a registration, and didn't quite think about the fact it was a Friday night...so there was no room at the campsite for Loretta and us. We drove from campsite to campsite and all was full. We sadly had to finish the big sur drive in the dark and drive on to the next town Sansimeon, just below Hearst castle, to shack up at one of the motels there for the evening.

The Big Sur. I know, this is a tiny photo, will post a bigger one soon!