I've never been a beach person - nor much of a water person for that matter - there are only lakes and rivers in the land-locked Prairies scoured out of the ground by the glacial action of the last ice age and the meltwaters of the Rocky Mountains .
But, I think I could be... Place name links like Carolina Beach, NC go to Wikipedia. Place name links like Carolina Beach use the local tourism or government website.
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Up the Coast for Easter |
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Up the coast to Monterey for Easter weekend, to see TFS's daughter and her fiancee. We took the scenic route, up the Pacific Coast Highway , but the weather was cool and foggy all along the coast - not so good for pictures. Not rainy though so we could go top-down. Maybe the trip back will be better for pictures. |
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| 2013.03.30 |
San Francisco |
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The four of us made a day-trip into San Francisco in the top-down Cabrio, having a bit of good luck with the weather turning sunny for most of the day.
We drove over the Golden Gate Bridge and back, headed into Chinatown to find dimsum, hopped a cablecar, then walked down to Union Square and the Embarcadero. |
We dodged rain until we were waiting to get on the freeway to leave, when TFS's daughter did a very admirable job getting the top up as we crept along an on-ramp. The day was marred only slightly by Speeding Ticket #2, tagged by a stealthy patrolman on Highway 1 in twilight waiting to pick up a contribution to his county's coffers. |
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| 2013.03.31 |
Pebble Beach and South Via Route 1 |
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After brunch in Carmel and goodbyes back in Monterey we set out homeward, with sunny clear skies letting us follow the the Pacific Coast Highway and see what we couldn't (because of the fog) on our way up. Since we had lots of time and favourable conditions and temperament, moderate adventure was ahead. |
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| Brunch in Carmel was good enough - another time we'll walk the streets and shops. Sunny skies and a beckoning road were more our speed. | |
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| We really haven't been on the beach at all on the west coast. At Oceano Dunes SVRA a few miles south of Pismo Beach we can do that, and not care about parking because... we'll be driving right ON the beach. | |
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| Like in snowy climes, nice people will help you get unstuck. Best to stick to the packed down areas of the beach, nearer the water. 4WDs and balloon tires are needed to explore deeper. | |
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| Off the beach, a trip through some wine country. My camera battery died, so these shots are with my phone in one hand, index finger on the shutter button. As I drove. Had to try it. | |
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| After this was terrain we've visited before, and then the 101 in darkness. | | |
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