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Cruising California’s Coast
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Just north of Big Sur are the towns of Carmel, Pebble Beach and Monterey, all located on the Monterey Peninsula. Ready to stretch our legs, we parked the car and set out on foot to take in Carmel's unique "Fairytale Tudor" architecture before getting back in the car to cruise the Peninsula's famous 17-Mile-Drive. While the road is best known for the famous Pebble Beach Golf Links, the real treat is the scenery. Native pine and cypress trees dot the landscape filled with deer and birds, while harbor seals frolic on the white sand beaches and rock-laden shoreline. In Monterey, the commercial fishing and canning plants of Fisherman's Wharf and Cannery Row made famous by author John Steinbeck, are now filled with shops, restaurants and galleries for browsing. It made the perfect spot for a late lunch.
It would have been easy to spend the entire day on the Monterey Peninsula, but before time could get any further away from us, we turned the BMW back to Highway 1 and once again headed south to our lodgings back in Cambria. The journey made for a long day, but a supremely pleasant one cruising the most scenic stretch of an already scenic highway not once, but twice. The 12-way power seats and four-way power lumbar support meant there was no shortage of comfortable driving positions and the one-touch power top made is easy to put the top up when the temperatures dropped as the fog rolled in from the ocean.
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