The section between the San Francisco bay area and Ventura passes thru the Salinas Valley, home to numerous strawberry, asparagus, wine grape farms, packers, and shippers. This was the childhood home of John Steinbeck. This valley is surrounded by oak covered rolling hills. Fog covers the valley floor most spring mornings and today was no exception. As the morning gave way to noontime, the fog cleared and the green covered hills became visible.
Further south, Highway 101 meets the pacific shoreline at San Luis Obispo. We stopped at the Costco for gas. At $3.259 per gallon, I thought the pump would never shut off as the total reached more than $70.
Mary and I stopped at a funky little hamburger stand in Carpinteria called The Spot. They make a good old fashion hamburger served with crisp lettuce leafs and a thick slice of tomato.
The beach looks wonderful but we didn’t take much time to enjoy it.
