For those of you who care about our weekend trip up the California coast....here was our itinerary (which we made up on the way :)
Friday:
We started out at 9:30am from our apartment in Anaheim and set out for our first stop "Cold Spring Tavern" for lunch. It was originally an old stage coach stop in the 1800's that used to be a half-way point for travelers making the long, dangerous trek through the mountains. It was off Highway 101 north of Santa Barbara down a long, winding road. If we wouldn't have been told about it, there's no way we would have found it...it's a little oasis out in the middle of no where...it was so cool!
Our next stop was Solvang, a little Danish village. After we parked the car, Justin tried to start it up again to move it up in the parking spot and realized that the car battery was dead:( Our brand new AAA membership came in handy...they came and gave our car a jump. We then drove to a gas station in the village where we bought a new battery and continued on with the trip...just a slight bump in the road. We enjoyed the rest of the evening walking the village taking in the specialty shops and some coffee and Danish baked goods, yum.
We then took off for Santa Maria where we spent the night at the Historic Santa Maria Inn. Appearantly it's where the Hollywood stars would stay on their way up to Hearst Castle (our next destination). We actually stayed in a room that Gary Cooper stayed in when he stayed at the Inn.
Saturday morning, we got up and headed north. We stopped in Morro Bay for breakfast and spent some time walking around and enjoying the scenery there, including the HUGE rock behind our heads in this picture!
We then headed up Highway 1 to our northernmost destination, Hearst Castle. The drive was amazing and the weather was beautiful! These pictures don't do justice at all to what this place looked like. If you ever have an opportunity to get to Hearst Castle, take it! It is the vision of William Randolph Hearst and is now an historic landmark.
Appearantly he had over 20 homes around the world, and this was his favorite. When you experience it in person, it's obvious why! By the way...this pool would have fit all three ships that came to America with Christopher Columbus....yes..that's the Nina, Pinta, AND the Santa Maria:)
The above picture (left) is a Roman Pool replica that is below the tennis courts on the estate. The tiles are plated in 24 carat gold...necessary??...probably not.
After the tour, we headed back down the coast. We were able to stop along the way as the sun set...beautiful end to a great weekend...
And...here's Justin jumping off a rock ...holding a stick?
Ahhh.....do we REALLY live here?!?!?!
Justin & Katie
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