Hi from San Francisco. As you read this we have but a few hours before catching our flight home.
After finishing up in Santa Barbara, we drove along Pacific Highway 1 and the Big Sur. We stopped off at Hearst Castle high up on the hillside, it was well worth the stop. If you’ve seen the movie Citizen Kane, it’s loosely based on the story of Randolph Hearst who build the castle starting in 1919.
The drive continued along Big Sur up, over and around the cliffs, not unlike the Colorado Rockies, except for having the Pacific Ocean on the left hand side.
Our final stop before San Francisco was the harbour town of Monterey, nice spot we arrived late in the evening so we just had time for a bite to eat. The following morning, we grabbed breakfast, took a few photos and hit the road for the city by the bay.
On arrival, we got to where we were staying, then it was time to drop off our trusty car, which served us very well over the past 4883 miles of driving. It was also time to say goodbye to our trusty satnav (dolly).
So the last few days we did some of the tourist sights, shopping and eating in and around San Fran. We opted for one of those Big Bus tickets, which worked out really well as all the stops it covered, suited us, including one just a block down from our hotel.
With our last few hours, we going to do some very last minute shopping, grab lunch then catch our bus out to the airport.
Hope everyone enjoyed reading the blog over the last few weeks and we’ll see everyone soon,
Bye for now,
C&J
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