Road Trip! - Day 2

Having survived the cold weather (it was 85 degrees at home when we left) we began day two with the agenda of a tour of Hearst Castle and cruising up the coast through Big Sur and into Monterey. A recurring theme as we travel up the coast is to visit Missions along El Camino del Mar - this was one of the major themes in 4th grade.

When we arrived at Hearst Castle, it was just above the fog level.

Our tour guide looked like Anderson Cooper of CNN. He and Andy became best friends and he made Andy his assistant. Andy kept asking lots of questions - in the Kemp fashion. Our favorite questions had to do with the wars & battles at the "Castle."

The pools were Andrew's favorite - I have to admit that I liked them alot too.

This was the first time there for all of us. Great fun.

From there, we headed up the coast a bit to see the elephant seals. There were a bunch of them - these are the males - just laying around on the beach.

We jetted up the coast and had lunch at Lucia Lodge in Big Sur. A neat little restaurant & lodge right on the cliffs - Jenny was a little nervous but it was a beautiful day and great food.

With a couple of stops along the way we made our way to the Mission in Carmel where Father Serra is interred. A beautiful little Mission.

Now we are in Monterey - dinner in Fisherman's Wharf and on to the Aquarium tomorrow.