San Francisco: The PCH and Pebble Beach

When I got into San Francisco, after a long delay on the tarmac, we headed south down Highway 1 to see Monterey Bay, Carmel, Big Sur, and the Pacific Ocean. When my dad suggested that we spend sometime south of San Francisco I was slightly skeptical but since we were sharing the planning on this one I decided that it sounded wonderful and something I wouldn't have had a chance to see. I will gladly admit to being wrong about this trip it was amazing.

The Pacific Coast Highway

We saw a car commercial being filmed on this one

The beach was made-up of small rocks not sand, the water was freezing

This made me laugh... not something you see down in the gulf

After we drove down the coast we stopped in Big Sur for lunch. The food was pretty good, the shops around there were interesting to say the least. I saw lots of things that were not my personal taste, but I am sure that someone would have liked them. I loved driving up and down the coast and seeing how different the ocean was than what I am used to. The gulf is practically placid compared to the pacific ocean.


Pebble Beach
Once we drove back toward the cities we headed into Pebble Beach to see the golf course and drive the 17 mile scenic route. This was amazing. I think we paid $10 to get in and there was so much to see.

The lone cypress

Seal Island

Playing golf

The sunset over the ocean

I loved seeing the golf courses, I will admit that I probably won't ever play there but it was so neat to hear my dad talk about the courses. He said that once when he played in this vicinity one of his friends said they saw whales. I loved seeing the seals. They were amazing. The birds were pretty cool too, they were HUGE, I have never seen a bird that big.

This was a great way to spend a day and a half. If you have a chance to spend time down in this area I  definitely recommend it. It was so neat to see so many places that my parents had been while they were down in the area several years ago. I think the only thing I would pass on was the shops in Big Sur, unless you are a super hippie.