along the west coast:

  

ROUTE WENT AS FOLLOWS:

Half Moon Bay
San Gregario Beach
Cameron's British Inn and Pub
coffee back in downtown Half Moon Bay

it was a small but very lovely place. the rustic charm of California coast, contrasting to the sunny skies and palm trees rooting from dry rock and sand. i liked it very much. good thing to layer when out along Highway 1, that's for sure!

 

  

 

too many cute crafty boutiques to name! i amuse that a good town has AT LEAST the 3 items of a liveable accommodations for ANYONE:
bookstore
café
clothing shop

notable stores that exceeded expectations were The Posh Moon and The Paper Crane, with the Crane having a plethora of beautiful stationery and their own print-making in the back :)

  

going down the highway to San Gergario Beach, it got less cloudy and the sun was sure bright. such a fun time there:

 

there was a great valley on the way to San Gregario; it was so beautifully placed below the highway and rolling with hills and deep greenery. this was truly John Steinbeck's Pastures of Heaven to me:

this was surely a fun-filled little road trip. it wasn't New York or San Diego or where i've seen most people on Facebook head out to this year. doesn't mean, however, that this day meant nothing.

one last look, Cameron's British Pub and Inn along the road. sincerely felt like it was a true English pub out in the Yorkshire Dales. we didn't eat inside, but there was an amusing little gift shop of all the English foods and dry goods that my sister's boyfriend Mark (an Englishman himself) showed and explained to me.

 truly, the California coast is something in itself!