Southbound again

The last few days have seen us steadily, if slowly, following the coast south.

We stayed in Cambria overnight so we could spend a half-day exploring Hearst castle; definitely worth a visit.



Onward to Santa Barbara where we finally found our warm weather, low 20s during the day and not much cooler at night. Walked around the marina area as usual, to check out the facilities and access from the Pacific. Noticed a lot of off-shore oil rigs to look out for here.

Interesting observation on the highways. Lots and lots Toyota Prius hybrids in California - probably not too surprisingly. But also, especially in San Fransisco, there are a huge number of Mini Coopers. Very few Smart cars though. And there are still a lot of big SUVs everywhere. Not sure what it all means - just something we noticed.

We are now finally in San Diego, where strangely enough the weather is a bit cooler again. Of course, any time it falls below 20 we now feel a chill. Tomorrow we will see if we can find the true heart of the city.