Members' Comments re Central Coast Travel
Big
Sur, and the Big Sur Lodge was even better than we
had expected - I loved that pine needle smell from
some of the trees - we had spent two weeks in the
Canadian Rockies a month before and hadn't recalled
it having as authentic forest smell! We walked a
number of the trails nestled amongst those majestic
redwoods and spotted some birds that we had never
seen before (including a woodpecker pecking). our
only regret was that we didn't have more time to
spend there and when (if!) the Australian dollar
ever recovers against the US dollar we would love
to visit this fantastic area of California
again. Lisa and Rod
Wood - Perth, Western
Australia
Big Sur Travellers from Down
Under
While living in Australia (the west
side, not the now world renown Sydney that was home
to the Olympics!) we ourselves have no shortage of
coastlines, beaches and indeed forests (albeit
shrinking in size), we really enjoyed our
experience driving down the coast from San
Francisco to Big Sur via Monterey and Carmel, with
many aspects unique or variations of what we have
"back home". The coastal drive was fantastic (and
yes we did stay on the right side of the road,
despite all the twists and turns), particularly the
amazing cliff contours - a replenishing contrast to
the hustle and bustle of our days in San Francisco
. And the directions provided by Pelican were spot
on! We loved walking the streets of Carmel but
regrettably having two very young and bouncy boys
prevented entry into many of the art galleries.
