Heading South

The trip south to Northern LA is about 300+ miles down the Salinas Valley, the 101 then bends towards the coast, colliding with the Pacific Ocean at Pismo Beach.  

at the south end of Pismo starts the Oceano Coastal dunes where you can drive on the beach and off road in the dunes beyond the beach

I couldn't resist eating at this place :-)

I wound my way along the coast via PCH into Santa Barbara and eventually Ventura's Channel Island National Park. The surf was amazing, 10 foot crystal blue/green waves with swirling white foam.

I arrived at my friend Joe's house just in time to take off for a cooking class.