From - Santa Barbara, California
To - Pismo Beach, California
Miles Driven - 97
Today's Photos - http://www.flickr.com/photos/32017704@N03/sets/72157617280722944/
Nothing outstanding happened today yet once this trip is over and I have to be all sensible, it's days like this that I'll miss the most. It's going to be difficult to vocalise exactly why as all we really did was potter but I guess it mainly comes from the freedom to be able to potter without a care in the world or a to-do list in sight.
The day started much like any other on this trip; being woken by a ca
nine with a full bladder
resulting in blindly exploring local walking trails. Today's trail took us through idyllic, undulating vineyard covered hillside but it's not quite as Wizard of Oz as it sounds as there were numerous signs warning of the presence of mountain lions, rattlesnakes and venomous spiders. Nothing puts a skip in the step like the threat of being eaten alive...and all before we'd even had breakfast. Best. Cheerios. Ever.
97 miles up the magnificent Pacific Coastal Highway later and we hit Pismo Bea
ch, a tiny, friendly beach town that seems to survive with a handful of tourists attracted by a rickety, wooden pier and miles upon miles of sand to explore. And so we did. Although I did insist on a moment of geekiness as we finally unfurled and flew my power-kite which, until that morning, was the last remaining piece of unused kit that we shoved in Bridget nearly six months ago. And whilst I appreciate that the idea of power-kiting might sound incredibly sad to some people, well, I love it and even the very skeptical Kate seemed to enjoy herself despite needing anchoring down during the windier moments to avoid taking off towards New Zealand.
So given that going for a walk, driving less than 100 miles and flying a kite is the sum total of our achievements on this day, it was hardly groundbreaking stuff but it was pretty awesome nevertheless.
Tomorrow we continue north towards Monterey via the legendary Big Sur drive and I'm really rather looking forward to it...
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