The whole purpose of our westward trek across middle America in the heat of summer this year has been to rendezvous with family this next weekend. When Patti and Mark mentioned plans to fly in a couple of days early, we coordinated to meet up with them this afternoon from a drive south on the Pacific Coast Highway along the Big Sur to McWray Falls in the Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park. Though we shared the road with quite a few other sightseers we could still be astounded by the views. We thought to dine at Nepenthe perched high above the Pacific but not with a 90 minute wait for a table. Instead we got good food and drink at the Big Sur Taphouse. That gave us time to return to McWray Falls for photos during the golden hour just before sunset!
Always love the quaint “all purpose stores” that sell everything, beer/wine, a tap house and deli, the post office and offer the odd service such as a Notary. Always fun spots and useful as well! Those cool sea breezes must feel downright chilly after the desert heat! Love you both!
Off the beaten path is Hampstead is the more than three hundred year old Burgh House with a fascinating history. It’s now a community center, local museum, gallery, concert venue, event space, and more open to the public four days a week. We popped over for a bite to eat and to peruse the galleries to learn a little more about Hampstead history.
Ever since its debut on Broadway the two of us have wanted to see “Wicked the Musical”. Today we realized that dream. In the Apollo Victoria Theater in London’s West End we were witness to the incredible prequel to The Wizard of Oz, the story of the Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
London’s National Portrait Gallery’s temporary exhibition, “Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens” presents an amazing collection of portraits, jewelry, personal effects, books, costumes, and more to illustrate not only the lives of the six women who married the second Tudor king, but the effort across five centuries to keep their memory alive.
Always love the quaint “all purpose stores” that sell everything, beer/wine, a tap house and deli, the post office and offer the odd service such as a Notary. Always fun spots and useful as well! Those cool sea breezes must feel downright chilly after the desert heat! Love you both!