A Whirlwind Tour

We're alive and well and have arrived in Coronado. I have some catching up to do. I've been so tired by the end of the day, that I've had no brainpower left to keep up with this blog, sorry. Here's Monday's adventure.


We got up early to go to Hearst Castle. The visitor center is by Highway 1 and the ocean, but the castle is 5 miles up a mountain, as you can see in the photo taken through a window of the bus.
















Of course, once we got up there, I had to have a shot of what it looks like looking back down.

















The house and grounds are indescribable. One of the first stops on the tour is the Neptune Pool.

















One of the last stops on the tour is the indoor Roman Pool. All the yellow tiles you see here have gold leaf.
















In between, you can see the main floor of La Casa Grande and a guest house.































After we left there, we stopped in Cambria, a quaint little town just south of San Simeon. This is where I found my new favorite beach. This is Moonstone Beach, where you can collect Moonstones, explore tidal pools, and watch harbor seals. Not necessarily in that order!






















At the end of the day, we went out for some comfort food at Outback, then checked into the original Motel 6, in Sant Barbara, only a block from the beach.