Fall 2015 - Day 12: Santa Barbara, CA - Morro Bay, CA - Hearst Castle - San Simeon, CA

Thursday, Sept 17, 2015 - Starting from Santa Barbara, California, up the coast to Morro Bay, then continue up to the Hearst Castle in San Simeon, then the Days Inn in San Simeon:

144 miles; 2 hour 44 minutes.

Morning, working on my blog:


At a California lake:


My first sighting of Morro Rock


We had lunch in a nice waterfront restaurant in the town of Morro Bay:


and then went and parked near Morro Rock




And its Beautiful Beach:


Just south of San Simeon we passed a herd of horses-with-funny-stripes:

Oh Wait - those are descendants of the original zebras that William Randolph Hearst imported for his estate!

Of course the Hearst Castle is impressive


and has beautiful views


but I personally am not a big fan of the whole Medieval/Renaissance thing he has going here. The feature I liked best was the Greco-Roman pool outside:


which was drained for repairs, which actually give you a great opportunity to appreciate the structure and the interior.


Got a postcard for Ellie, then back down the road for a nice dinner and bed - Thank You GOD for all these wonderful days!

Music today:

John Mayer - Room for Squares (2001)


and, because it is Thursday:
John Mayer - Any Given Thursday (double live album) (2003)