Bixby Bridge Big Sur

This was what I had been waiting for. Highway 1 plus car.

And it didn't disappoint. Not in the slightest.

The coastline sparkled, the sun was shining, the air was clear, we drove with all the freedom in the world and finally reached the iconic section where the road climbed, wound closely around the cliff faces and over the …

Heading back on to Highway 1 South we drove back past Carmel and on towards Bixby Bridge. . The drive had been beautiful the day before so it was nice to get off the 'freeway' and on to the coastal road, It was as imagined, winding roads following ...

... , waves crashing into the rocks and us clinging on to the mountain. The "main" photo-stop is at Bixby Bridge, which is the postcard picture of Big Sur. However, the turn-off at the main vista point was closed, cordoned off by emergency vehicles. Drat! ...

... cliffs and the sea below, we were stopping every half a mile to take photos, so progress was slow! Along the way we stopped to admire Rocky Creek Bridge and Bixby Bridge. We spent the night in a hotel in Lucia, a tiny little place with fantastic views. ...

... corner yet another vista of the rocky coastline awaited us and Kerry and I just ate it all up. As we crossed the landmark Bixby Bridge, a convict built 714ft long, 260ft high single-span feat of engineering, we knew we had entered Big Sur and at length ...

We drive on the Pacific Coast Highway 1 south to Big Sur. We do stop for Photos at the Bixby-Bridge and later at the Pfeiffer Beach.  Pfeiffer Beach is a beautiful, unspoiled Beach that's popular with locals, somewhat unknown among tourists ...

... in the world and finally reached the iconic section where the road climbed, wound closely around the cliff faces and over the Bixby Bridge. Concentration took over my excitement slightly at that point so that I could safely navigate the hair-pin bends. ...

... , after a nice lunch that we would try and get to a beach beyond the mist. We drove past a view point called Bixby Bridge. Coincidentally this bridge happens to be the picture of the back of the book Euan gets all his facts and tour tips from so he was ...