California Dreamin'

After an amazing week in New York and dealing with 'PMTD' (post Mark and Terri depression) we flew to LA to continue our US adventures. We wanted to make the most of our road trip up Highway 1 so we picked up our sweet Mustang first thing and hit the road north. 

With Loz's driving advice ringing in our ears (righty tighty, lefty loosey), Wade negotiated the roads of LA like a local. The weather was terrible at first which meant we didn't see Venice Beach or Santa Monica at their best. We stayed that night in beautiful Morro Bay and hiked up to Black Hill Lokout where a dozen or so locals were raving about their amazing sunsets. Unfortunately, a low flying cloud killed our sunset but our stay in Morro Bay was lovely. 

We did find some road signs difficult to read over here. Even the maps weren't great. 

The next day was a cracker. The sun was shining and we were like 'Mark who?' We headed north again through what could be described as the jewel in the crown of the Pacific Coast Highway. Some notable stops included a bay full of sealions which Wade loved ('any wildlife is a bonus Rhi'), Hearst Castle (lowlight of the trip - don't bother stopping here), Big Sur - where you can find the tallest trees in the world at over 100m tall and Point Lobos. As well as these stops we enjoyed beautiful scenery along the entire stretch of road. 

My 'hangry' face... Wade became quit familiar with this if I hadn't eaten in a while... It's tough on the road. 

As we got closer to San Francisco, and traffic got busier, we suddenly found ourselves on a 10 lane freeway at 70mph (120 kmph for the Aussies playing at home). Even my amazing navigational skills didn't prepare Wade for this one. As always, he was cool under pressure and got us to our airbnb apartment in the marina area safely. 

Although we were pretty knackered we strolled down to Chestnut St where we were extremely lucky to hit the food jackpot at an Italian restaurant called Delarosa. This was our favourite dining experience of the trip (except for the NY Lamb burger which rocked Wade's world in Chelsea). 

Walshy xo 

(and Wade, as he wrote this post...as you may have guessed)