Starr Ranch Paso Robles

... on Friday. Drove<br>to the Hearst Castle entrance, pretty sure we had to pay to drive up to<br>it so we headed back to the motel to wash the car with Rich's boxers<br>and America's fairy liquid, didn't really make much difference! Went<br>back to Cambria for dinner then home to repack everything that had been<br>spread out through the car ready for returning it on Friday.<br><br>

... I had with me were my sunglasses. <br> Once back, I loaded up the cameras and headed to the bay to try and capture the sunset. I also was hoping to meet up with a friend and fellow photographer who had text me that she also was in Morro. We did run into each other as we filmed the sunset and had a great chat. The lighting was all pinks and mauves. But night is here and the temperature has dropped. It will be a popcorn and movie night.

... to move you up and down. The refrigerator periodically makes weird sounds, like it is trying to die. Hopefully it does not continue. <br> After putting everything away in the room, I drove us to the Rock. The Rock is the home to many birds, including Peregrine falcons, although we did not see them today. To the north lies the beach strand, and to the south lies a sea break and the opening into the harbor. The tide was ...

06/11/2009 - We left our peaceful b&amp;b and Capitola behind and headed south on Hwy 1 to Monterey, stopping off a couple of times at beaches along the way. The weather was a bit chilly though, and only the surfers were brave enough to be in the water. <br><br>We arrived in Monterey, checked into our hotel, The Mariposa Inn, and headed down to the harbour and beach. There wasn't a lot to see, so we took refuge from the weather in The London Bridge Pub on the ...

... i seem to be drifting in and out of days but as i write i think of things we did. so last night we were shopping for shoes at 10 at night (in San Fran). as i said last blog that the pres was in town, well we got caught up in the big protest that was outside his hotel so that was interesting!!! no pics again this time sorry but were off to bed to prepare for our next big adventure. bye all carol and kev x<br>

We left Morro Bay and headed a shortish distance towards Hearst Castle. We were a little early for our tour, so thought we would stop at Point Piedras Blancas - California's largest elephant seal colony. This is not a Kelly Tarltons - it is just a matter of stopping on the side of the road and looking down at the interesting creatures. There were hundreds of them along a short stretch of coast ...

After<br>a terrible night of fearful driving, we made it to the hotel and were<br>lucky to be alive, so we went for a visit of the Hearst Castle. This is<br>a mansion/castle built by W.R.Hearst and it just amazing. It sits on<br>900 acres of land, on top of a hill with stunning vies of the ocean.<br>The tour is very informational and the castle is beautiful inside.<br>Driving on to Solvang, we passed through rolling hills of ...

... up the first times because he's really tall but finally made it on the 5th and 6th attempt. I had less trouble getting up because you don't need a lot of strenght to get up but just be in the right position. I guess because of my snowboarding skills I could keep myself going for a while but I was still a bit shaky on the water. It was really a lot of fun and after 4 or 5 times I was totally done. Thomas took the pictures ...

... the perk of working on site is that employees get use of the famous Neptune outdoor pool if tours are not being conducted. I'd be wearing a swim suit under my uniform everyday to work.. just in case. Back to reality and back in the car heading to Solvang. We stop at Morro Bay Campground (only because I nagged Kary enough during the ride about wanting to see the famous Monarch butterflies that arrive in October and cover the trees). I pull out my paper ...

I love to drive. I had two favorite drives on this trip. The first one was just before sunrise in December on our way up to Vancouver. I had taken over from Ruthanne at two or three am and as the sky was just beginning to lighten a little while later, I was driving through what looked like the long lost highlands of California, a dewy mist clinging to the pale grasses and the lull of the highway rolling over the hills. Expansive mountains rose before us to the left, and as we ...