California Coast – The Big Sur

We were really looking forward to this, but TBH it was a bit disappointing. It’s nothing special, certainly not deserving of its reputation. If we ignore the incessant rain and and the sand flies, our own West Coast is far more beautiful, interesting and accessible, and a lot less crowded. There are a few good bits:-

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Yes, they actually put a power station right on the bay – this is Morro Bay.

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Mono Lake

Although looking at these photos from Mono Lake, you could be forgiven for thinking we were in an alien landscape…

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Tufa

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It was our intention to cross the mountains and go on to Yosemite from here, but the weather closed in so we headed for the Calfornia coast instead.