November 3, 2014: From Paso Robles we made our way back to Coastal Route 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) and Hearst Castle. We had booked tickets for an afternoon tour of the Grand Rooms. This tour included the dining and entertaining areas of the castle. The tour was OK and the castle ostentatious (how could it
November 2 – 3, 2014: After departing Pfieffer Big Sur State Park Campground we stopped at the general store (Big Sur Deli) in Big Sur for breakfast burritos. We took our burritos and had a breakfast with a view at some random spot on the side of Coastal Route 1. I recommend you do the
November 1 – 2, 2014: The Monterey Bay Aquarium was fantastic! I love aquariums. My favorite exhibit was the octopuses (apparently both octopi and octopuses are acceptable plural forms of octopus).
Check out our actual expenses in October 2014 and see how it compared to our budget.
October 31 – November 1, 2014: When we departed Yosemite National Park we headed back to Los Banos, California and had Camper Dan’s brakes checked. All was reported well so we continued on to the Santa Cruz area where Michael was interested in – surprise! – a brewery.
October 29 – 31, 2014: Upon entering Yosemite around noon we headed straight for the road leading to Glacier Point and arrived at the trailhead for Sentinel Dome by 1pm.
October 25 – 28, 2014: Both of us have spent time in various parts of California so our primary objective for California is to seek out breweries for Michael, see family and friends, and visit Yellowstone.
October 22 – 25, 2014: Inside Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park we did the Simpson-Reed and Stout Grove hikes. Both were essentially short strolls and were a peaceful and relaxing introduction to California.
October 19 – 22, 2014: We love cheese. Our first stop as we headed from Portland towards the Oregon coastline was in Tillamook at the Tillamook cheese factory. We quickly completed the self-guided tour to get to the cheese samples and ice cream.