On Monday morning we left Southern California and drove up the California coast to Monterey. We opted to take the longer route in order to enjoy the view. We are so glad we did! It was such a beautiful drive!! The pictures we have do not even do it justice.
At one of the stops we made a cute little friend. :) I was mildly concerned he would try to join us for our trip!
We also stopped off at Elephant Seal Beach where a lot of huge elephant seals were laying on the beach. It was incredibly windy, so it was bit chilly. The chill was worth it to see the elephant seals throwing sand on themselves, hear their loud barking, and watch them clamber over each other. There is a video posted on The Road Trip's Facebook page of the elephant seals where you can hear their noises.
One of the other moments of excitement was after waiting in traffic right around Pepperdine University and seeing firefighters wrapping up a job(don't know what happened), this landed on the grass right next to the road as we were passing it! It was pretty cool.
Finally we got to see a powerful sunset where we could watch the sun set from behind the clouds. I've never seen anything like it! The lighting was perfect. I tried to capture it but the phone camera doesn't quite do it justice (no camera would!). Here's a glimpse:
It was a gorgeous and worthwhile adventure that ended with falling asleep quickly at a hotel in Monterey!
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