Road Trip (Part 1)

Growing up on an island I haven't done many road trips in my life, but Scotty has such good memories of road trips growing up in California and it was something he really wanted to show me. So we figured right now was a perfect time to take a week and go up the coast. Our little car was packed to the brim full of the stroller, pack n play (which Ellie wouldn't even sleep in), hiking backpack and our bags. You don't realize how much stuff a baby needs until you travel! We really wanted to bring surfboards but quickly realized there was no way we would have room, so we were just spectators this trip and it was okay because I see many road trips in our future full of time to surf. We first drove up to Santa Barbara and I immediately fell in love with the feel of this town. It was a cloudy cold day so we mostly just walked up and down the streets shopping and stopping for lunch at the Habit which had the most amazing milkshakes and hamburgers. We walked the beach and the pier and of course stopped by the Al Merrick store and looked at hundreds of surfboards. The bonus of the day was getting the call that Scotty got a job as a recreation leader for the city of Poway, it is pretty much temporary until Scotty finds something better but at least we have some income for now!

The next day we drove up to Morro Bay, a sleepy fishing town that Scotty instantly fell in love with. Its pretty touristy but the town was dead and we didn't know why because it was a beautiful day and the waves were huge. We didn't plan to stay very long but ended up staying most of the day just walking around and talking to some of the friendliest people I have met. We met a guy who lives in a boat in the harbor and kept saying how much he loves being away from all the people down south. He talked surfing with us and told Scotty to yell at his boat if he ever comes back to surf and he'll go out with him. That guy is my husbands new idol.

Then we drove A LONG time. We drove up through Big Sur and loved  it! This is where the coast got really beautiful.  The waves were huge and the scenery was just awesome. Scotty almost crashed a couple times because he wanted to see everything. Our pictures just don't do it justice but hopefully you get the idea. We got to the hike we wanted to do later than planned so we had to do a shorter one but we still had fun and Ellie loved the hiking backpack, she just kept giggling and looking at me with a confused but happy face.

to be continued.....