We left Lou’s residence at 6AM and spent the predawn negotiating twisty turning back roads heading for the coast and California Highway One. We drove the ninety mile stretch known as The Big Sur. It inspired us to stop at nearly every Vista Point to marvel at the scenery and take too many pictures. We hiked a trail in the Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park to see a waterfall that spilled out onto the beach. Further south we stopped to watch elephant seal juveniles lay around on the beach. They spend a month laying on the beach fasting, conserving energy, building bone density, throwing sand on themselves, and occasionally playing with one another. Decided to call it a day in the San Simeon area and had a grilled swordfish dinner and watched the sunset on Moonstone Drive.
Aboard the Norwegian Jewel we’ve made stops in Cozumel, Mexico and Georgetown, Grand Cayman to explore beyond our previous experiences here. Soon we’ll be making our way to ports we’ve not yet explored in the Southern Caribbean.
What a treat to pause for a BBQ lunch with the locals at Pearl Country Store and Barbecue on US-441 in Micanopy, Florida. It’s a taste of the Florida we remeber from our youth.
By deliberate choice we were in Medina for all the winter holiday festivities from Candlelight Walk in the days before Thanksgiving through A Christmas Carol and A Celtic Christmas as well as an Alex Bevan Concert and a historic house tour all the way through Medina’s 31st Ice Festival but perhaps the highlight was the town hosting hundreds of folks whose homes and lives were devasted by Hurricane Helene at the A Promise of Christmas Event the middle of January. It’s an honor to be a part of this amazing community!
WOW……what a day……it sounds absolutely perfect!
I have heard of Big Sur. Now I feel like I have been there. Thanks!
Seals, the best part of the California coast! Such pretty animals. You guys seems to having more fun than ever.