Day 8: Big Sur

chuck was getting pretty dirty by this point, but we were still smilin!
driftwood shelters ont eh left, amazing scenery everywhere
thumbs up!
view along the drive
stoppin at scenic points
morning stop

Woke up after a surprisingly good sleep in the car and headed to Monterey. We used a book we had and read about a city called carmel by the sea , which was close by, and was supposed to be nice and cute and unique. So we stopped there for coffee and hot chocolate. We drove on to Andrew Molera SP and arrived at 8:15. This is a no reservation camp site ($25) and it was Friday so we didn’t know what to expect. There were already two women in line to get camp spots, and the ranger told us we had to basically wait until people left from the day before to get their spot. So I got in line, and it actually only ended up being about 30 minutes before all three of us had spots! There were four others behind us by then too, so spots fill quickly (only 25 spots total I think?). We set up camp and noticed all the little squirrels everywhere- the ranger told us some kids got their keys taken by the squirrels into their holes the day before and couldn’t get them back. There’s food lockers here basically just because of squirrels, crazy. We drove down to Pfeiffer Big Sur SP and hiked to Pfeiffer Falls (about a mile) and hung out there for a while, before heading back to our camp spot. It’s about a half mile hike to the camp spot, and then another half mile to a beach! Pretty awesome spot with a little cove. People were surfing here, which would make it a pretty awesome spot to stay at. We just hung out and relaxed ont eh beach for the afternoon. Took a walk also, and checked out all these little driftwood shelters people have made. We went back to town for a minute in the evening and got some supplies, and then came back to eat an awesome meal – rice, beans, corn, peppers, and garlic, cooked over the fire, with some good beer, then topped off with smore cookies.