Gabe and Erik stopped by around 12:45 and we were able to hit the road at about 1pm. It was warm in Buellton, but not unpleasant, and the air temperature cooled off once underway.
In Nipomo we picked up Ben and decided that if it became too hot once we got to Paso, we'd head over to the coast. Big surprise, we detoured to Cambria and were greeted with clear skies and 20 degree cooler weather. Upon filling up, Erik confessed that he had never been up the Big Sur coast. We promised that we'd be gentle for his first time.
What a glorious ride up the coast today. Part of me felt guilty for not stopping to take a photo or two, but traffic was fairly light and we were gong to arrive later than we had planned taking this route. I never get tired of the beauty that you are treated to along that drive.
After getting to Carmel and filling up, we blitzed over to 101 and headed straight to our hotel to decide where to find some beer. We ended up going to Blue Line Pizza and had some delicious pies washed down with some cold beer. Hopefully it won't be like a furnace tomorrow as we meander northward to Chico.
Glad you hit glorious weather on Hwy 1; the trip North is nice because you are on the inside of the road. It could get toasty from Vacaville all the way to Chico.
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