Day 18 – Pacific Coast Highway to Monterey

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We left Kevin and Linda’s house at around 10 am.  We headed west on Route 126 to Route 101 to Route 1.

The GPS kept telling us to go a different way toward Monterey, but we wanted to stay on the full length of Route 1 to be on the Pacific Coast Highway. And we did! Eventually, we made it to a section of the PCH that was simply incredible.  Just north of a town called Cambria, the road turned into all of the images you have ever seen of the PCH.

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Mountains on your right, ocean on the left, and a sheer cliff on the edge.  Beautiful ride.  Amazing views.

The road had to hug the contour of the mountains, so it was a very slow ride.  Between 30-40 mph instead of the usual 70-80 mph.

We ended up riding about 4 hours and covered 330 miles before we landed in Monterey.los angeles to monterey - pacific coast highway

Once again, simply a beautiful ride.  It has to best appreciated with the naked eye.

Tomorrow we continue on Route 1 toward the San Francisco area – hopefully to Fort Bragg.

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