phc roadtrip.

i am so very excited about our san diego-la-san francisco roadtrip via pacific coast highway. i've always wanted to do that!! another one from my life list. lol. it's going to be our first roadtrip with sophie. we bought our plane tix and reserved our rental car already. btw, i've said this so many times: enterprise is the b-e-s-t for car rentals. $320 for 6 days, unlimited mileage, including tax and drop off charge ($175). it is always better to call them than booking online. i have 2 months to make our itenerary and so far this is what i have:
Third’s – Rancho Cucamonga
Sta. Monica
Sta Monica Pier
Sta. Barbara
Solvang - 1639 Copenhagen Drive, Solvang, CA 93463
Pismo Beach – can drive to shore
Monarch Butterflies – in season?
San Luis Obispo
Mission Plaza
Morro Bay
Morro Bay Rock - photo
Cayucos - Main St. (old town)
Elephant Seal Rookery - elephantseal.org
Piedras Blancas Lighthouse
Big Sur
Big Sur Point- take photo
Hotel - http://bigsurriverinn.com/rooms.html $125-$160
Point Lobos State Park – “greatest meeting of water and land”
Nepenthe Restaurant
Point Sur Lighthouse
Bixby Bridge
Monterey Peninsula
Carmel
Carmel by the sea - http://www.carmelcalifornia.com/index.cfm/photoalbum.htm
Barnyard
Point Pinos Lighthouse
Pebble Beach
Sta. Cruz
Beach Boardwalk
Pigeon Pint Lighthouse
San Francisco
San Jose – Sta. Clara Valley Hospital (birth place)
Golden Gate Bridge
Fisherman’s Wharf
Pier 39
Ride the Cable Car
Lombard St – Crookedest st.
Ghirardeli Square
Haight Ashbury
Cliff House - 1090 Point Lobos • San Francisco, CA 94121
Camera Obscura
Victorian Houses
i am so excited to go to all these places. we're also going to visit sta. clara valley hospital, my birth place. wow.