It's Wednesday and we leave San Jose and head off to Santa Cruz, the home of CrossFit. We did a noon workout with the Santa Cruz bunch, grabbed some lunch on the beach and headed down the coast stopping where ever we thought was beautiful (which was everywhere).
1st stop was Pebble Beach and the famous 17 mile drive (which costs $9.25 by the way). Can you say "MONEY"!!!! Man alive, these houses, I mean "villas" were huge and had the best views of the ocean! Then we saw every kind of car over $500,000 driving around or heading in for the annual "Car Classics Show" hosted at Pebble Beach. Wow, I have never seen so many Bentley's and Porches in a row in my life. We slipped out the back gate and made the short trip next to the Carmel by the Sea. If you have ever wondered what beautiful looked like or thought, "where is the most beautiful place on earth", it was there! I never wanted to leave. A little trivia for you...Clint Eastwood was the mayor of Carmel by the Sea for two years. During his reign he instated the rule of no high heals in the city limits to prevent the city from having to fix any cracks in the sidewalks (true story). Also, Carmel by the Sea has no street lights! So if you want to go anywhere at night you bring you flashlight!
Then we jumped on Highway 1 aka The Big Sur and drove for over 100 miles along the ocean front. That is an experience. We looked for camping, but all sites were full! So we decided to head on over to Sin City and beat the Death Valley heat! We arrived at 5 am and only to discover that check in at the Excalibur Hotel and Casino (without exception) is not until 3 pm...so we went next door to Motel 6 and slept til noon! More on Vegas next time.
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