Wednesday, October 11, 2006

California Dreaming

California, from San Francisco on southward, has been kind beyond words to Jon and I. The sun reappeared, ending weeks of gloomy, bone chilling fog; we entered the land of the cheap, sub 2 dollar tacos (causing much joy) and the amount of traffic on the roads has increased dramatically.

Once again, transitions in landscape are what are most striking as we made our way southward. The Monterey Coast, also known as Big Sur, presented Jon and I with breathtaking scenery, as Route 1 was seemingly etched into the mountainsides above the ocean with a pen knife, presenting us with some challenging riding as we hung along the precipice with large RVs driven by German's blaring techno music caused much worry (at least we assume they were german).

Leaving Big Sur, the landscape changed almost instantly from jagged mountainsides to rolling prairie land as we approached San Simeon, where the reclusive William Randolf Hearst made his home. San Simeon marked the beginning of our transition from the central coast to southern California, a land in which palm trees, spanish architecture and even more taco stands (score!!) dominate the landscape.

As a treat, Southern California has marked the halfway point of our trip, and has brought about a few reunions which have brought me much joy. First, my beautiful girlfriend, Carolyn, flew into Santa Barbara for our 4 year anniversary. And secondly, I have had the privilege to stay with an old friend of the family, Danica, in Malibu. Hopefully the next half of our trip will be as fruitful as the first!!!

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