Hwy 1 Roadtrip: Malibu

The last leg of our quickie roadtrip (SoCal to Monterey Bay to the Aquarium to Pismo Beach via Hwy 1 with Elephant Seals, nonetheless,
to …): Malibu. 

Wherein, Big Dude had rockclimbing in mind.  We didn’t find the rock he wanted.  But we hiked up a hill, then went down a bazillion stairs to the rocky surfer beach that had oodles of funny crawfishy-buggy things, then back up the stairs (oy) and then up to the top of the world (seemingly. oy, again).  Have I ever said that hills aren’t my favorite?  They’re not.  But the view is usually pretty.  So, there’s that.  ;-)


We buzzed by Pepperdine on our way thru town and headed home.

Big Dude Go-Pro’d our trip and made this spiffy video.  I love GoPro in my husband’s hands and seeing our family thru his eyes.

Hwy 1 Roadtrip: ATV-ing on Pismo Beach Dunes

Alrighty.  Day 3 of our quickie roadtrip included 2 hours of ATV-ing on Pismo Beach sand dunes -- 2 expensive, epic, fantastically beautiful, sandy, windy, totally fun hours.    So wonderfully weird to find oneself driving – ON A BEACH – in California.  We arrived, and Little Dude was instructed first. And then Instructor Dude totally sent Little Dude off.  All by his itty-bitty-baby-of-the-family self.  Alone. On a vehicle.  That he was driving. And then he group-instructed the rest of us. He talked and talked and talked, and I could see his mouth moving and saying words, but none of his instruction was really reaching any of my brain waves, ‘cause I was “OMGOSH, Little DUDE!!!!” And then we were ostensibly ready to take off and join Little Dude … And this is where I put my Big Girl Camera safely away in the car.  And everything that follows is my trusty, tiny, slightly-more-sand-friendly Galaxy … The clouds were kind enough to join us, keep the temperature pleasant, and throw gorgeous shadows across the dunes … That two hours of fun totally tired out a certain someone…

Hwy 1 Roadtrip: The Elephant Seals of San Simeon

Be very glad smell-a-vision does NOT accompany this post.  From 24 seals in 1990 to over 1700 seals today (on this stretch of beach), this was a pullover worth beholding.  These seals are fascinating – their floppy ways, their epic flatulence and belching and snoring, their sand baths, their ENORMOUS size, and their battling for mates.  Totally. Fascinating.