A long drive up the 101 and 1 highways has got us to San Francisco! It was a really really beautiful drive
We left Morro bay in the morning and stoped by the William Randolph Hearst Ranch – better known as Hearst castle. Such opulence! Only the photos will do this justice. He bought a lot of art and ancient pieces from Europe after being inspired on a trip to Europe as a child. What he put together over 20 years is amazing. It sits on top of a mountain and surrounded by thousands of hectares of green countryside. My only knowledge of Hearst came from watching Citizen Kane at my Grandma’s house and during a boring communications session at university! It’s really worth the $20 to go on the Experience A tour and see.
A little while later we stopped by the beach at some place called Elephant Seal cove to see the Elephant Seals. What a bunch of fatties! For a kilometre or so layed thousands of these guys. Some huge ones, some smaller, some fighting and some with a hard on!
We continued up the Highway 1 and 101 towards San Fran, stopping in a Monteray for a late lunch at “Chili’s” for a steak sandwich and bottomless coke cola (that is custom in the US i think).
Then we hit San Francisco!
This place is so cool. On the drive in we got a glimpse of the Golden Gate bridge and the “Trolleys” (trams). This place is immensly more beautiful than any of the other cities I have seen in the US. Colourful buildings and less wide streets. Looking forward to seeing what else it has to offer!
WTF!? How crazy were those seals!? Was it loud down there? Nice composed shots, I like.
Dr Wong!
yeah it was pretty loud and smelt pretty bad too! Just like being at Bondi!
I thought Hearst Castle looked a lot like my place in Hornsby, if anyone wants to check it out its only $15 admission….AND its on Galston Rd.
Double whammy!