Riding the coast

Tonight I'm camped out in Pescadillo, California right across the road from the beach. I can hear the surf from my tent, and I can see the Pigeon Point lighthouse.

This is me and my neighbor in a grove of eucalyptus trees. 

 

I'm typing this while sitting in my tent. The Wi-Fi signal reaches all across the campground. The wind had died down a bit after sunset, but now it's back up to a pretty serious blow. That's why I asked the owner for a spot near the trees - to get some protection from the coastal winds. 

Today was an exciting ride down the Pacific Coast Highway. By exciting, I mean "OMG – keep your eyes on the road!"

There are some sharp turns on that road that you wouldn't want to miss. It's a long way down to the surf.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some random shots:

 

 

 

After I crossed the Golden Gate Bridge and passed through San Francisco, it began to level out a bit.

This is the Point Arena lighthouse that I passed a few hours north of here. 

 

 

Here's a sad example of why you don't want to build your dream home too close to the ocean.

There are several homes here that have partially fallen into the sea.

 

How about this:

While I was photographing the Point Arena lighthouse, my phone beeped. Bonnie had texted me telling me that the batteries were low in my SPOT tracker!

I checked the device and sure enough, the low-battery light was on.

LOL - ain't technology great??!!

Apparently, the tracker sends its status along with its location to the tracking web page.