That’s A Very Big Sur
Had a couple of days much-needed break at the weekend, driving with The Mrs and a friend of his who’s visiting down the coast to Big Sur. We took Highway One south from the city via Half Moon Bay, round Monterey and stopping for lunch in Carmel before heading on to our stopping place for the night at Big Sur Lodge. Then over the following 24 hours we hiked and hiked, ate, walked, sat on a beach, walked some more, took some photos, and then came back to the city last night.
The whole thing, in a word: Stunning. Dining on a terrace overlooking the ocean was great enough, but climbing the hills above and seeing the whole swathe of the valley from Point Sur southwards was breathtaking.
Recommendations, which mostly came from people at work and which I happily pass on: The Pfeiffer Falls and then Valley View trails in Pfeiffer State Park, Pfeiffer Beach, dinner at Nepenthe and brunch as Cafe Kevah just downstairs (both with sea view terraces), the beach at Andrew Molera State Park.
It’s one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been, and I think everyone should put it on a ‘places to see before I die’ list.
June 24th, 2009 at 9:08 am
Very interesting. I’m planning a trip to Lake Tahoe next Spring for some snowboarding which might mean a flight from LHR to SFO. Big Sur could now be on the list.
June 24th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
It absolutely should be.