Central California August 2016

I have been very fortunate over the years in having friends that share my love of travel. While visiting my friends Jeff and Nikki in San Luis Obispo, we visited the Montaña de Oro State Park, Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve, followed by day trips to Solvang, Santa Barbara, Pismo Beach and Moro Bay.  Later, Jeff and I embarked on a road trip through central California, including a drive up historic Pacific Highway 1, a tour of Hearst Castle, hiking in Yosemite National Park, whale watching off Monterrey, a tour of the haunted Winchester Mansion, and finally a visit to the ghost town of Bodie.

Favourite moments

• Driving the spectacular coastline of Pacific one from San Luis Obispo to Monterey

• Watching Suicide Squad from the back of a station wagon at the Sunset Drive-In in San Luis Obispo



• Touring the bizarre Winchester mansion, California’s most famous haunted house



• Strolling the trails of Yosemite National Park
• Drinking coffee in the lounge of the Hotel Majestic in Yosemite National Park
• Touring the eerie ghost town of Bodie California
• Capturing sunset images of the Spanish monastery at San Juan Bautista
• Staring out over the broad expanse of Southern California from the hilltop of Hearst Castle near San Simeon.
• Birdwatching at the Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve
• documenting the rugged coastline of Montaña de Oro State Park
• Eating lunch at Sandy’s under the Huntington Beach Pier
• Watching Brian Setzer perform at the Del Mar Raceway
• Drinking in the sunset at Coronado Beach
• Touring the tranquil Spanish Monastery of Santa Inez in Solvang California