San Luis Opispo and Monterey

We stopped off at Monterey on the way down the coast. We spend a few hours in the aquarium which was really good. Mark loved the jellyfish exhibit. You'll see why when the photos appear. There was also a huge tank with tuna and sharks and the ugliest fish we'd ever seen. The Sunfish, huge and UGLY!

We had to tear ourselves away, but we had a drive down highway one to look forward to. We took the 17 miles drive past some famous views first but were a bit disappointed as the weather started to change. If I say it was a typical English rainy, winters day, you should get the picture.

Then it got scarey! The drive Mark had been really looking forward to, with impressive views was horrendous. We had fog, rain, and then on top it got dark. Visibility diminished, which is not good when there are falling rocks one side, and sheer cliffs on the other! Forget white knuckle rides or Alton Towers. This was scary!! Somehow Mark got us to San Luis Obispo in one piece.

We had a bit to eat and then went to bed, exhausted by the drive.

We woke up to great weather the next day. We made the decision to drive aprt way back up, so we could see the views properly and get the roof down. It was really worth it. We were rockin' it down that Highway 1 coast with the top down, listening to the classic rock station on the radio, Eagles, Led Zep, The Doors, The Beatles & Stones, perfect. We saw great views, a elephant seal colony on a beach and lots more.

We then were satisfied after an extra 175 miles extra and then made our way down to Santa Barbara.