At 4a Mom and I started up on the Interstate 5. This is way too early to get up and drive but it is the only way to avoid the massive amount of "going to work" traffic. There are only 2 ways to get out of LA. They are the I-5 over the Grapevine (The Santa Ynez Mountains) and the Highway 101 along the coast. The 101 is a long drive to get to San Francisco so we to the 5 up to Los Banos. We then went west on Highway 152 toward the ocean to check out the lighthouses. We stopped in Santa Cruz to see the Santa Cruz Lighthouse.
What a nice looking lighthouse. Mom said it looks like a toy. The area around the lighthouse is really nice and has a park like atmosphere.
Then up PCH (highway 1) to Pigeon Point Lighthouse
It looks just like the Yaquina Head Lighthouse in Newport, Oregon.
The lighthouse is deteriorating but it is in the process of being restored. The point view is amazing.
Then up the Golden Gate to my apartment to rest for the drive up the coast tomorrow.
Posted by Eric at August 3, 2004 11:52 PM