Monthly Archives: October 2004

We’re stopped at the Point Piedras Blancas vista point to see the elephant seals. They’re all chilled out on the beach, fooped in the sun like big cats. The weather has cleared up and it looks like it’ll be a … Continue reading →

Peter and I took Tour #2 (of 4) at Hearst Castle, which included the tower, both pools, and Mr Hearst and Marion Davies’ bedrooms. Way too foggy to see any of the views, sadly, but still a fun time. 🙂 … Continue reading →

Peter and I are trying to find the tackiest gift opportunity at Hearst Castle. So far, we’ve come up with the Hearst Castle chocolate coin lockbox, the Hearst Castle back scratcher, and the Hearst Castle baseball.

Dinner last night was wonderful — it stopped raining long enough to walk to Lombardi’s italian restaurant, where we chowed down on rigatoni and ravioli and chocolate mousse cake (oh, and a bottle of wine). At some point, we decided … Continue reading →

*Most* of the rest of the ride down 1 was uneventful — blue skies, gorgeous scenery, relatively little traffic. My camera wasn’t working too well, which was annoying — the lens was all fogged up. 🙁 About 20 miles north … Continue reading →