Sunday, July 3, 2011

Carmel-by-the-Sea to Hearst Castle

 

We drove from Carmel to Hearst Castle near San Simeon, which is about halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles.

 

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We took the famous Highway 1, which follows the coast, where the fog rolls in from the sea.

 

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The scenery was quite spectacular.

 

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The little splash between the two rocks on the left was made by a sea otter.

 

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Looking for sea otters.

 

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Fog rolling in.

 

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White poppy.

 

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Lots of white poppies.

 

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More fog.

 

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Surf beach near San Simeon.  From there, we went to visit Hearst Castle.

 

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Hearst Castle, about half way between San Francisco and Los Angeles, is in the middle of a very sparsely populated section of the Californian coastline, yet about a million people visit it each year.  Consequently, San Simeon, the nearest town, has become a strip of huge motels and cheap and cheerful diners.  Our motel had 72 rooms and was typical of the area.  Here is Laura with a burger and Arend with ribs.

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