On our way back from San Fran to LA we had planned to drive the Pacific Coast Highway. Little did I know how amazing this drive was going to be. I have to say it was one of the prettiest sights I have ever seen. I must add- if you plan to make this drive, do not be the driver, you need to be able to witness these views without worrying about driving off the road. I also have to admit when we first started the drive it was nothing but hills. Not the pretty kind of hills you see here in Tennessee, they were plain hills with no trees, and an ugly brown color since it hadn't rained in awhile. I actually fell asleep for awhile because I thought it was going to be a boring drive and then BOOM. Bryan woke me up and said "wake up you have to see this"... it was mountains on one side and the beautiful ocean on the other side. The ocean was right along the right side of the road. If you looked in the distance it looked like the ocean was hitting the edge of the mountains, but there was a tiny road in between. It was beautiful. I found this picture above off google because the crappy cell phone pictures I took of the sign and view came out blurry and did not do it justice. However, this picture captures the drive we witnessed perfectly. If you ever get the chance, this is a drive worth taking. I promise. We stopped half way through the drive in a little beach town called Pismo. Pismo beach is just like what you think of when a "small, quaint" California beach town comes to mind. There's really not much to do in this town besides ride horses, eat at a few good restaurants, watch the local surfers, and visit the best wine bar of all time, Vino Versato. This wine bar was a little hole in the wall place, with the most outgoing platinum blonde owner, and some of the best wines you could ask for made right near Pismo. I told Bryan I kind of wanted to be the older woman who owned this perfect tiny wine bar. She made everyone in her shop (which could only hold about 15-20 people) feel like they were at home drinking wine and eating desserts with their family, as she drank and ate with us. I want her job. We rode the horses along the beach and throughout the sand dunes while stopping in Pismo. If you enjoy horseback and beautiful views, this is a must do. The beach is private with some residential homes, there was actually no one on the beach besides us during our time there so it made the experience even better. We made our way down to the beach at our hotel but didn't get above our ankles in the water. One because the water was freezing and two because there are sharks and seals near the shore. No thanks. The views from our hotel were gorgeous. We made it a point to go watch the sunset that night and I was so glad we did.
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