California trip

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Coming up front engined ferrari

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......and similar cars

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One whole floor was a bunch of Porsche. They were the manufacturer that was being spotlighted .If anyone wants to see them I think I'll screen shot the gallery and you can use your computer to blow up what all is there . This is pretty labor intensive.

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.....and a few vettes

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Hearst Castle , from about a mile away.....up hill .

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We did the main tour today. Took a few pics but we usually just buy the book they sell. It's just easier and all the pics are in one place ,easy to find and have disciptions on what each pic is .

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From L.A. I would consider a trip up 101 to Monterey where I agree Laguna Seca may be worth a visit, but more to drive 17-mile road along the coast and the Pebble Beach golf (and seaside, and mansion) areas, visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and have a walk and ocean-front dinner along Cannery Row which is their pretty-good effort at having a tourist experience that connects to the 1945 John Steinbeck novel which is no masterpiece but an amusing view. Drive around San Francisco to see the scenes alternately breath-taking and disgusting and you have walk the Golden Gate Bridge out and back which I've done a half-dozen times and would do a half-dozen again in any weather. Napa Valley may be worth visiting...once..., and definitely the Skunk Train in Fort Bragg, and Hwy 1 through the Redwoods.

California history is unique to the nation in the way it existed and was settled and developed, is much of the reason I stay here in spite of what the current political majority wants it to be (whoops no politics), and you'd want to read-up on everything you visited as much as possible.

We headed up the PCH. Kind of got stuck around San Simeon doing all the Hearst Castle stuff and the elephant seal viewing Saturday and Sunday. Headed up yesterday north on the PCH knowing that 35 miles up the road is closed but wanted to do as much as possible. Slept in San Simeon again last night . Now we will be going all the way back down to the 46 between Cambria and Harmony to go inland to go around. We get back to the PCH around Carmel by the sea and Monterey. We'll go back down to see what we missed. All the way back down to the road closure.

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Some of these will be duplicates of previous uploads but here's to catch you up.