May 29, 2004
Road Trip!
What a better way to enjoy the Memorial Day Weekend, than to go on a short roadtrip of California. We started in San Jose at 9 AM, and drove due south on US101, then West on CA152 in Gilroy, to our first stop, Monterey, California. We stopped there for a quick lunch along sunny Cannery Row, and walked around the town for a bit, before jumping back on the road. We made another little stop in Carmel for a little window-shopping and coffee, before we headed into the curvy roads of the famed Hwy1 and the California Coast.
It was an absolutely perfect day to drive with the windows down, the stereo blasting, and powersliding through the corners (just kidding). We made it through, and headed into Hearst Castle for another pitstop. We didn't have time for a tour, but we got to see the mansion from afar, at least, and it still looked huge.
By this time, it was getting on to 4 o'clock in the afternoon and we realized we needed to jet if we wanted to get to Los Angeles at a reasonable time. The next stops included ice cream in San Luis Obispo, gas in Ventura, and then an all out jam to Monterey Park for dinner. In all, we made it to Monterey Park just a little after 8PM. That's pretty good timing, I assume. I met up later with some LA friends that night and it was like old times in college, again. Tomorrow will be another day, so we'll see what all this craziness brought us.
Posted by Jimmy at May 29, 2004 11:59 PM