We were sad to leave Monterey but we've got somewhere to be. We left Lindsey's and headed towards San Francisco. Daniel decided to steer away from the northern coast of California because he heard the roads may be a little hard on a VW bus. Charlie has gotten us this far, let's not push our luck! So across the bridge and into Sausalito we went.
After leaving San Fran we made our way back towards the coast, wanting to get as close to the oregon border as we could. Most of the state park campsites were full, but we were able to camp in a parking lot right on the beach across from a state park. It was freezing cold but there were a couple of local guys in the water that were diving for abalone. They took some time to talk to us about abalone (since neither one of us really knew anything about these creatures), and even let us take a peek at one. They have to be at least 7 inches to harvest, which I read can take as long a 19 years. And the meat cost more than $70 a pound. Needless to say they didn't offer to share....
We also had some free entertainment from a local guy feeding the seagulls. Now I must tell you that before this evening of fun began, he showed us his medical marijuana license for his "aches and pains" and offered us some of his best remedy. We declined and proceeded to watch him have a good time with a sandwich and a big freaking seagull. Guess you had to be there... or be stoned!
our beach view
We made a short stop so Daniel could see if he could get Charlie through one of the redwoods. It cost us $10 to find out we were a little to big on top. Daniel did try to gather up a tour group of senior citizens to load up into the bus to try and weigh it down, but no one was interested. Maybe next time....
The weather was looking like rain, but I wanted to take a break to walk on the beach. We stopped at beach with signs that read "Beware Sneaker Waves" Not sure exactly what a sneaker wave is but it doesn't sound like something fun. I was in awe of how dangerous this beach actually looked. With the gray sky and the never ending pounding of the waves onto the beach. It was beautiful. Nothing like this in Florida.
Back in the bus! A quick ride through the redwood forest and Oregon is in our sights!
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