Day Five - The Pacific Coast (cont)

After a quick shower, Jo doing her hair (unfortunately the early misty air is like kryptonite to ghd straightened hair) and having some breakfast and a homemade muffin from our motel at Pismo Beach we set off for seeing some of the most spectacular coastline there is. We drive though some little towns like Morro Bay and Cambria and we stop off every so often to take some pictures or go for a little walk and see what's around us.

The road meets cloud - long straight road for miles and miles

We stop off to walk along a boardwalk and take in the view that just doesn't seem to stop and just gets better and better. As we walk along, camera in hand, these little squirrels come out from nowhere and surround us! They were very friendly and as soon as they arrived they were gone which meant Jo engaged her usual 'animal call'. This involves making a sound like Skippy the Kangaroo followed by a high pitch "Hello!". So, were walking along, Jo making "Tchk Tchk Tchk...hello!" and we take about 50 pics of squirrels and I capture this one as evidence.

Jo and her new friends

We continue the animal theme by stopping further up the road at a viewing point for Elephant Seals. There were hundreds of them all snoozing along the beach and the water was so blue and the sky so bright, it made for a great picture.

Snoozing Seals

We stop off for lunch at a little cafe at Lucia which had the most amazing view of the Big Sur area. I enjoyed a Cajun Chicken sandwich and Jo had a grilled fish sandwich - both so fresh and tasty, we've done well with out food choices so far (fingers crossed). The sizes were normal too, not the size of a large cat or something that I always think about when I imagine American food portions.

Real picture, real bridge

The above picture is my favourite of the day. The azure blue water, the crashing waves, the mist and clouds over the hills. Totally perfect scenery captured in this shot, hopefully you can imagine the warm sun on your face and the breeze all around.

Not much after this, the view gets less amazing and we now drive on without stopping to San Francisco. Our GPS gave us a few bum steers so we do a few laps of San Fransisco streets before finding our hotel and our awesome room! We're now settled in for the night, ready for the exploring and shopping to begin tomorrow!