Day 19

This is the beginning of Day 19 of the road trip. I haven't posted in a bit so I will start with two days ago when we left Los Angeles to camp in the Big Sur.

Route 1 in California is known for being one of the most scenic highways in the country. I'm willing to bet that it is. You drive along winding roads for hours, touching the ends of cliffs, and winding back into the redwoods and green rolling hills. Love driving cars? Ride the Route 1 from L.A. to San Francisco. Down towards L.A. it isn't as scenic, and I haven't driven it up past San Francisco, but it still sits as my favorite road in the U.S..

We ended up arriving in the Big Sur too late to stay at any campgrounds. So like what seemed to be hundreds of other motorists, we pulled over at a vista point and slept in the car. Fairly uncomfortable, but better than paying $120 for a small overpriced motel. The gas in the Big Sur area is $4 at some points. We've yet to understand how that is even legal. The lowest I've seen in California so far was $2.03 at the AM/PM Arco stations. In some parts of California cities I've seen 30 cent differences in gas prices between gas stations that were just down the block.

Anyway, after sleeping in the car in Big Sur, we continued our scenic drive up towards San Francisco. Upon arrival I got my haircut from a very enthusiastic asian lady of about 50. She "make me look cool!", "she so good at taper!". She gave me a pretty damn good haircut too. Very nice lady, I recommend Harry's Hair Studio in San Francisco to anybody. After the haircut we checked out Golden Gate Park, a huge park that contains museums, South American botanical gardens, drum circle hippies, tons of trails to walk on, hidden hippies, bicycle paths, and more hippies.

Today we will be renting bicycles and touring the city a bit more. Riding over the Golden Gate Bridge will be the highlight of the tour. After the tour we're heading to Reno, Nevada. Mostly for the novelty of it due to the show that is based in the city.