Day 3 BIG SUR!
Motto for the day: TWILIGHT ZONE!
I told the hubby that since our family trip would pretty much be our anniversary trip we should go see Big Sur for our anniversary :).
I have been wanting to visit Big Sur for years and it was just too close to NOT go.....so at 9:00 am we were off to Big Sur. Good ol' Jill (GPS) told us it would be 2 hrs and 45 min. that was cake compared to the driving we had endured so far; besides that much time looking at the ocean sounded great with me.
About two hours into the trek we found our first stop. Ragged Point
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| AMAZING! |
Ocean, as far as the eye could see and such a deep blue. It was breathtaking.
Can't see us that well with all that beautiful ocean in the background :)
We got us some EXPENSIVE corndogs and we were off!
We had our first experience with Jill the optimist (remember Jill....the GPS...that said it would take 2 hrs 45 min :). Four hours later we arrived at our first destination: McWay Falls at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park.
One thing I never noticed when researching this place is that none of the photos were ever from the ground level. It is a lookout point that you pay to go see. It was AMAZING and worth every penny of the entry fee.......I just envisioned actually being able to walk to the waterfall.
Had to throw another one up for you!
And the view from the other side.
Well that wasn't the end of it. We just HAD to make it to Pfeiffer Beach the other famous photos I have seen.
Here is where we went deep into the Bermuda Triangle :).
While looking at the map and visitor info on Big Sur it listed the directions to Pfeiffer Beach. It was listed as a must see with it's natural arch in the ocean and it's purple sand! How could we miss it?
Note to self.....when a beach is NOT marked and hard to find. There is a reason :)
We pulled up to the pay station and there was a note that said "YES IT IS A WINDY BEACH, NO THERE ARE NO REFUNDS". We laughed as I said, "What beach isn't windy? What kind of a person asks for a refund because the beach is windy?" We kept chuckling until we pulled in.
Once we hopped out a cute little English lady came over to our car to let us know we should put on some "Trousers" because the "Sand was whipping around a bit". Once again we chuckled as we headed down the trail (in our shorts). We got about 20 feet down the trail before Indiana started SCREAMING. The wind was blowing SO hard that the sand was coming at us like a million little needles.
I named this beach the Bermuda Triangle Beach. It was like standing in a wind tunnel! Thank goodness we didn't bring B's with us or it would have picked her up and taken her away Wizard of OZ style!
Indiana would not stand up and SCREAMED the entire time, my sunglasses where blown off my face four times and when we got back in the car we were COVERED in sand.
My cute hubby braved the elements to get me a few pics!
After this beach experience we could not WAIT to get back to the condo. We had seen enough ocean for the day. Unfortunately we had four hours of Highway 1 (and plenty of it) ahead of us. It was a LONG ride home.
Filled with sharp turns.......
Vast Ocean Views....
Construction....Highway 1 style.
Whale Rock.....
Light House......AND........
ZEBRAS!!!!
Just when we thought the day couldn't get any more strange Indiana on the way home said......Daddy have I ever seen a Zebra before?" Her dad answered, "No, I don't think you have, they weren't out at the zoo when we went".
Not even ten minutes later on the opposite side of Highway 1, this is what we saw.
Phew....what a day!
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