The perfect spring road trip

We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect spring road trip. We traveled along the PCH and basked in the sunshine, the gorgeous green rolling hills and the spectacular rocky shoreline of the California coast.

One advantage of traveling in the spring is that you get to see the beautiful wildflowers. The lupine, daises and the California poppies and were in full bloom.

We stopped in the quaint little seaside town of Cambria, and ate at the Main Street Grill, which had such extremely tasty fries, that we had to stop there again on our way back down for a second helping.

We stopped along the beach which is famous for a close-up view of what seemed like hundreds of elephant seals. We have to admit that they aren’t the most attractive animals, but they certainly are interesting. What is especially interesting is watching them move around on the sand. They seem to push themselves along with their body fat……kind of like a giant slug.

Some of the most spectacular scenery we saw was at the Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park. A short hike along a nature trail led us to the most beautiful view of a stream that falls about 80 feet right onto the sand on the beach below……it was breathtaking.

Some other highlights of our trip were visits to Hearst Castle and the Monterey Bay Aquarium. So stay tuned…..