Day 19
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| Campsites without a view |
Drove 4 hours into Big Sur and stopped by Fernwood Campground and it was cute and rustic right off the highway. There is a creek that runs through it and the place was full of beautiful redwood trees. The canvas cabins are underneath redwood trees. The showers need quarters and the restroom was nice with hot water.
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| Campsites off the creek |
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| Canvas tent |
I stopped at the Big Sur Bakery recommended by Fabrizio
Alberico. I had a strudel, peach filling
with toasted sliced almonds. It was
amazing but I don’t think it was vegetarian, definitely not vegan. It was a meal all in itself. The pastry was loaded and it was heavy, totally
knocked me out. I had it with hot water
in a coffee ceramic bowl out on the deck underneath a redwood tree over looking
mountains. The ocean breeze was too cold
for staying longer than I need to finish my pastry. It’s like Titanic iceberg wind. I don’t think I will camp in this area
tonight because of the cold.
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| A pretty restroom outside. |
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| Yum, super loaded with fat, not good for staying awake |
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| View from the deck |
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| Cactus flowers are amazingly beautiful |
I stopped by Riverside Campground and took a shower. I stopped by the Carmel River beach and sat
on the sand. Then I drove to Carmel
followed Carmel by the Sea route and found Carmel Beach after following a car
with surf board. The water is celadon
green here. The waves are beautiful for
surfing, makes me want to surf. What a
lovely place!
The dogs here are pretty, healthy, and happy dogs. A passerby told me how to look out for hunchback
whales behind the kelp clusters and to watch the ocean, they come up for
breath. So I watched the surfers and
also looked out for whales. I sat
underneath a coastal pine tree and had tea.
It was still cold here and I had to put on layers to stay warm. I didn’t want to miss the whales so I didn’t
leave the spot. But somehow I missed
them because I didn’t see them while a Persian couple that passed by told me
they did and they saw two come up for air.
How did I miss them?
I must have missed them when I cooked instant
noodles. The noodles cooled in the cold
air as I lifted them to take bites and as a result of this cooling, they were
perfectly chewy.
At 5pm I was just too cold to continue my whale watching
quest. I moved into the car and watched
the whales from there for another hour.
I gave up on sunset viewing because the overcast completely covered the
horizon.
I drove and walked
around to look for places to eat and sleep for the night. The houses here are
beautiful and charming. I shopped on the
main strip. Everyone is so beautifully groomed here, even their dogs. I am so under dressed to be anywhere in these
shops or on the street. I am so under
groomed. I am so glad I got to take a
shower.
At 7:30pm, I was super tired, done, out of internal gas
tank, couldn’t stay awake any longer.
