Pacific Coast Highway, California

We have followed Highway 101 and then Highway 1 from Carpenteria, just north of LA up past San Francisco along the coast.  Highway 101 was a freeway most of the way and then once we turned off onto Highway 1 it also had parts that were designated a freeway.  It was great to see parts of San Francisco again, we were here 4 years ago and recognized a few things.  Michael and I walked out onto the Golden Gate bridge but it was so foggy out we couldn't see much...

The best part of Highway 1 was after we crossed the Golden Gate bridge, through Sausalito, then up a few hairpin corners to Muir Beach and winding our way along the coast...wow....we are now camped in a private RV site in the woods right on the San Andreas Fault..yikes!  Who would have thought that our little 23 ft motorhome would be having such an adventure!

The weather is foggy and cool, we are not acclimatized yet for out normal weather after spending so much time in the desert.  (My sinuses are actually starting to feel better, I had hoped that the dry desert air would have solved my sinus problems but all the dry air actually made them worse...ahh...feel the moisture..I can breathe again).


California a very expensive state to be in compared the others that we have traveled through.  Fuel is up to $4.50 ga and camping has been $35 for a cheap place and $52 for a so-so place per night! 

we finally made it to the Pacific again!

Carpenteria, California

San Francisco

San Francisco

fog obscuring most of the Golden Gate bridge

the Golden Gate bridge

Hwy 1

steep cliffs on Hwy 1

PCH Hwy 1