Written Tuesday 10 June
With all the juicy gossip from last night, a lost handbag (passport, phone, camera, money...) retrieved at the last minute and some pretty evil hangovers, it was a very dramatic morning. Was exhausted by the time we checked out! Didn't do too much today, it was mostly spent driving to Monterey - probably a good thing as we weren't up to doing much else! The drive was actually really nice, it was along the coast pretty much the whole way & I'd managed to nab a window seat oh yeaah. Kept an eye out for whales because sometimes you can see them from the shore but didn't spot anything... The scenery was gorgeous: vast ocean, beautiful beaches and flocks of pelicans swooping over the coastline which was amazing to see.
Finally arrived at the campsite in Big Sur - our tents are pitched slap bang in the middle of a group of redwoods (v tall trees - although have to say I did think they'd be bigger so a little disappointed). Dinner, warmed up round the campfire and bed - absolutely knackered from San Fran!
Oooo on a minor side note...I'm going to Vancouver on Friday (the day I'm supposed to be catching my flight back to London) and then from there plan to do the Rockies & a little village in Quebec which is meant to be good for seeing blue whales! Also booked whale watching in Santa Barbara (our next stop) and a bus back to LA where I can hopefully meet up with the others before we all go out separate ways. Can't believe this tour is almost over, it's gone so fast...actually might be quite sad to leave, have made some really good friends over the past 3 weeks...although SO excited to go to Canada and do some serious whale watching!
