Saturday we left Monterey to head down the coast again with
our final destination of San Simeon. Our first stop was the Point Sur Lightstation. This was a bit off
the radar for us as we just determined the day before that this was something
we may be interested in. The views from the lighthouse were incredible. This
was a three hour tour and it was easy to understand why when we got there. We did a fair amount of walking, but it was
well worth it. It was a fascinating operation to see and imagine how the many
families lived at this remote and challenging environment. Our next stop was a
quick stop at the Pacific
Valley Bluff Trail farther down the coast. This was another nice place to
hike, our last one along the coast for the trip. We stopped for a quick dinner at Sebastian’s Store
for some tasty hamburgers, then headed over to the Elephant Seal
Rookery. The rookery is very much like visiting the seals at the zoo, but
you are at a beach. Most of the year there are hundreds of seals here to
view. The girls loved watching them.
After our visit to the rookery, we went for our evening tour at the Hearst Castle. We did the evening tour,
which was a bit longer and also had the benefit of ‘actors’ placed around the
grounds and house to enhance your tour experience. The Castle is a fascinating place,
very expansive, lavish and extravagant. It’s hard to really appreciate in one
visit. I’d definitely go back there for
another look; it’s well worth the drive down from San Francisco. We had a short
drive from the Castle over to our hotel in San Simeon.
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