Saturday, we drove from Paso Robles out to the coast and up Hwy 1 to Big Sur. This is a national scenic drive and we were not disappointed as the pictures show. When we started out the temp in Paso was near 99 and as we drove over the mountain it dropped----88--then 75--by the time we reached the coast it was 67 and at one point got down to 61. But when we got back to Paso Robles late afternoon, it was 104. We are amazed at the variables in the temp from one side of the mt to the other and from day to night. On the news, they give temp charts for beach, city, valley, mountains, and desert. It is very confusing, but now we are getting used to it and have learned that the wide differences between day and night temps are what make the grapes grow so well here. One day it was 107 and that night got down to 68.
This drive goes by Hearst Castle, the elephant seal colony and several beach towns. Then it hugs the cliffs and is very rugged for many miles before you reach Big Sur.
We loved the bridges and rock formations with waves crashing over them.
A dive boat---I still can't see how people get into such cold water!!
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