Saturday morning. Still quite cool for California – 12 degrees C. We were off by 7h45 am.
We drive thru Santa Cruz. We follow the ocean with farm fields hugging the road. We passed at least 50 cyclists. This is a very popular activity in these parts. Cabrillo Highway. San Mateo. A lighthouse out on the ocean. Pescadero (Est. 1850). Now misty and hilly, lots of State beaches, and again, lots of cyclists. We have to agree this is a beautiful road to cycle on if you don't mind the cars and the Rvs but they do have a good shoulder.
We drive thru Santa Cruz. We follow the ocean with farm fields hugging the road. We passed at least 50 cyclists. This is a very popular activity in these parts. Cabrillo Highway. San Mateo. A lighthouse out on the ocean. Pescadero (Est. 1850). Now misty and hilly, lots of State beaches, and again, lots of cyclists. We have to agree this is a beautiful road to cycle on if you don't mind the cars and the Rvs but they do have a good shoulder.
We stopped at a road stand and bought strawberries (home grown and delicious), green pepper and a melon (Mexico, but delicious as well).
Half-Moon Bay, Canada Cove (a 55+ community). Venice Beach, French Creek and then “Ruisseau Français” which was pretty neat. Montera State Beach, back to road hugging cliffs. Pacifica – quite the ride. Road construction - they are actually tunnelling thru the mountain as the road is eroding away.
We have arrived in San Francisco, following 19th Ave. Slow traffic, lots of lights.
10h47 – We have crossed the Golden Gate Bridge. Lots of walkers taking advantage of the long weekend. We didn't stop. We had a great 3-day visit back in 1993.
We are now on Panoramic Hwy – 10 miles of zigzags. Ross is loving it!! but you still hope the oncoming car, truck is on his own side as you cannot see him ... At the end of it, Ross remarked that this was one of the windiest roads he ever encountered...
Stop at Muir Beach Overlook. This site is along the San Andreas Fault. We have lunch at Stinson Beach. Driving along a marsh with egrets and ducks. Point Reyes. Here comes another zigzag road! We are hugging trees again. Tomales (est. 1874). Tomales Oyster Bay Co. Oysters!! Beautiful smooth road.
It's raining..our first rain in California.
At 2 pm, we decide to turn in at Bodega Bay RV Park. They have a spot for us but no water and no electricity. That's OK. They also have a Seafood Restaurant, Brisas del Mar, where we decide to have dinner. Both were great decisions. The rain didn't stop until around 6 pm and we feasted on shrimp cilantro tostada, barbecued oysters, calamari and tiger prawns with 2 glasses of delicious Silver Creek Chardonnay (from the Sonoma County, where we are). The end of a great day, once again.
Half-Moon Bay, Canada Cove (a 55+ community). Venice Beach, French Creek and then “Ruisseau Français” which was pretty neat. Montera State Beach, back to road hugging cliffs. Pacifica – quite the ride. Road construction - they are actually tunnelling thru the mountain as the road is eroding away.
We have arrived in San Francisco, following 19th Ave. Slow traffic, lots of lights.
10h47 – We have crossed the Golden Gate Bridge. Lots of walkers taking advantage of the long weekend. We didn't stop. We had a great 3-day visit back in 1993.
We are now on Panoramic Hwy – 10 miles of zigzags. Ross is loving it!! but you still hope the oncoming car, truck is on his own side as you cannot see him ... At the end of it, Ross remarked that this was one of the windiest roads he ever encountered...
Stop at Muir Beach Overlook. This site is along the San Andreas Fault. We have lunch at Stinson Beach. Driving along a marsh with egrets and ducks. Point Reyes. Here comes another zigzag road! We are hugging trees again. Tomales (est. 1874). Tomales Oyster Bay Co. Oysters!! Beautiful smooth road.
It's raining..our first rain in California.
At 2 pm, we decide to turn in at Bodega Bay RV Park. They have a spot for us but no water and no electricity. That's OK. They also have a Seafood Restaurant, Brisas del Mar, where we decide to have dinner. Both were great decisions. The rain didn't stop until around 6 pm and we feasted on shrimp cilantro tostada, barbecued oysters, calamari and tiger prawns with 2 glasses of delicious Silver Creek Chardonnay (from the Sonoma County, where we are). The end of a great day, once again.
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