A Drive Up the Pacific Coast Highway

Luci the Wonder Dog

I had never been north of Solvang, CA before. Sharon has been to San Francisco many times. So recently we decided to drive up the coast to see what there was to be seen. We also took Luci with us.

We took State Route 395 north to the four corners then on west past Edwards Air Force Base on Route 58. Didn't see any shuttles but we did see some aliens. They were standing along side the road at Boron, CA. Must have escaped form EAFB. We stopped at a produce market in the middle of the desert and bought all kinds of fruit and nuts for the trip. Gave Luci a drink of water out of my Bear Grylls Crusader cup and went off and left it sitting in the parking lot. I really loved that cup...They had a petting zoo there and Luci liked the peacocks, goats, and chickens. Didn't try to eat anything fortunately.

Headed on west to Bakersfield then through the miles and miles of almonds and cotton fields to Morro Bay on the ocean. Luci got to get out here and ran up and down the beach with the other dogs stealing their balls and jumping on their owners. She doesn't like the water! Uh-Uh! Not a bit! She did get caught in a small rip tide and had to swim to safety.

Next we headed up the coast and saw elephant seals molting on the shore. They are huge! Bigger than I thought they'd be. We continued up the coast stopping many times until we got to Carmel. We sat on the white sands at the end of their main street and watched the sun set. Very nice. I had it in my mind that we'd find a place on a beach some where and spend the night. But noooooo! Sharon wanted to go home. Now it's dark and we're in Carmel, CA. Do you know how far that is from home? Seven hours! We got home at 8:30 a.m. the next morning. Sharon slept the whole way. I went to bed and woke up on Monday...