We spent the night in Monterrey, CA and drove down Hwy 1 along the Pacific coastline today - between Monterrey and San Luis Obispo. Unfortunately, clouds and fog; up and down hills; hairpin turns and steep cliffs made it more hair-raising than scenic! Of course, Roger drove us safely to our destination but I was white knuckled and nervous the whole way! Frequent signs saying "Rock slide area" didn't help matters!
We did see some beautiful, rugged coastline - reminded us of Ireland - except Ireland was a pretty emerald green! We were surprised to see farms and pastures and less homes than we expected. There were dozens of huge elephant seals resting on one of the beaches we passed.
We stopped and toured "Hearst Castle" - the former home of William Randolph Hearst - in San Simeon.
It is located on the top of a hill on 250,000 acres along the Pacific coastline - a gorgeous view in every direction. The castle has 165 rooms and is full of priceless antiques from all over the world. There are 3 guest houses; 3 swimming pools (one indoors) and gorgeous gardens. All in all a pretty decadent place. It is now owned and operated by the State Park system.
William Randolph Hearst was a newspaper tycoon but his "real" money was inherited from his father who earned his fortune in mining. Patty Hearst was his granddaughter, from one of his 5 sons.
On to Point Magu in the morning!
We talked with Heather & Samantha last night. They are excited about my visit but not as excited as I am!
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