B & D's USA Hideout: Big Sur, CA

After leaving Pinnacles, we stopped in Monterey for the afternoon and biked around the Bay. We had lunch on the fisherman’s wharf and visited the aquarium, which was by far the best aquarium I have ever been too, it was amazing. Our favorite part was the open ocean section that had a huge tank with Bluefin and Yellowfin tunas, Hammerhead sharks, Mahi Mahi and big Loggerhead sea turtles. I think we stared at the tank for half an hour at least.

Driving along highway 101 is exactly how you would imagine the California coast. Steep hills and a sharp winding road skirting along the edge of our continent. Big Sur is right on the boundary of the vast Pacific ocean and backed by acres of protected land. It was beautiful.

Brian and I visited Jade Cove during the day and relaxed at Sand Dollar Beach. It felt like a different country entirely. Jade Cove was cool because you can see the jade inlaid in the rocks. I combed for a few pebbles to keep as a souvenir. Other than that we enjoyed the scenic drive, stopping at various turnouts.

Our nightmare story was getting into our campsite at Fernwood Resort. All the campgrounds in the area were down extremely steep and narrow drives. It was terrifying with our 30’ trailer. I really wouldn’t recommend it to anyone traveling with an RV or trailer over 30’ entirely. We are about 55’ overall in length with the truck. Tenting or traveling with a much smaller trailer seemed preferable.

Our fun story is that my friend, Hannah, and her friend from Scotland, Jade, were making their way down the coast on their road trip from Seattle to Los Angeles and stopped to camp with us in Big Sur. We caught up and had some laughs, dinner, and drinks at the Fernwood Pub.