Back to the Coast

Tuesday, June 14th - Sacramento to Big Sur State Park, California - Day 123 

In the morning, we got on the road and drove along the Sacramento river which watered acres and acres of fields on all sides of us. We took a scenic drive before getting on the highway. A brief stop at Walmart and Dollar tree replenished our supplies. 

 We phoned Big Sur State Park to try to get a spot for the night. They had nine spots available, we were three hours away, we needed to hurry. When we finally reached the coast, we drove along a curvy cliffside road that was very beautiful. Views of waves crashing into the rocks on the coastline below were exquisite. Gen was behind the wheel. There were no passing lanes, she finally found a spot to pull off the road and subsequently had several minutes of vehicles continuing to pass us before we could get back on. 

 We finally reached Big Sur State Park and were welcomed with a grove of Red Woods towering over the drive into the park. Lucky us, we got the last available spot in the park (even though Gen may have said our trailer is a little shorter than it is). We were considering staying one night and pushing on but our site was available for two nights so we took both. 

Our spot was beautiful; across from the washrooms with a big open space behind us for the kids to play. There was a river running through forest and a gorge a short walk away. We were going to stay at the site for a while to relax but then Gen called an audible and said let’s move now. 

 There was a beach nearby and the only way to access it was to look for a road with a no trailers sign. We found the sign and took the long, narrow downwards road towards Pfeiffer Beach. The beach was cold and windy but was surrounded by cliffs and rock formations jutting out of the surf. Mary went for a quick rinse while the rest of us wandered the beach with frozen feet. We ate a dinner of dal wraps while enjoying the sunset. Back to the campground for a quiet night.