{"id":3288,"date":"2012-05-07T10:24:33","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T17:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icalltheshot.wordpress.com\/?p=3288"},"modified":"2012-06-24T21:39:47","modified_gmt":"2012-06-24T21:39:47","slug":"big-sur-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icalltheshot.com\/?p=3288","title":{"rendered":"Big Sur CA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">Good morning from paradise!\u00a0 Who knew the sun would poke me in the eye, in the morning, on the west coast?\u00a0 Tis true, that big guy in the sky nudged me out of bed bright and early for this shot.\u00a0 Taken from the balcony.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/16\/big-sur-ca\/sony-dsc-873\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3289\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3289\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/0.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">Since this leg of our trip was planned last min, we were not able to pillow our heads in Big Sur.\u00a0 But we found a place (Monterey Plaza Hotel and Spa)\u00a0on up the road in Monterey Bay.\u00a0 Although it was about an hours\u00a0drive from Big Sur, the drive down was beautiful.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">Shot from our balcony.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/16\/big-sur-ca\/sony-dsc-874\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3290\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3290\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/18.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">I was in love with the proximity of the hotel over the bay.\u00a0 Shot from our balcony.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/16\/big-sur-ca\/sony-dsc-875\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3291\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3291\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/210.jpg?w=332\" alt=\"\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">I caught this shot from\u00a0our balcony as well.\u00a0 We also watched fishing boats make a b-line out to sea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/16\/big-sur-ca\/sony-dsc-876\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3292\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3292\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/310.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">As soon as we were ready to explore Big Sur, we hit the road.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/16\/big-sur-ca\/4-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3293\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3293\" title=\"4\" src=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/410.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">Bixby Bridge, Big Sur CA<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/16\/big-sur-ca\/sony-dsc-877\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3297\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/81.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">Panned the camera just away from the bridge to see the stunning cliffs and rocky coast.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/16\/big-sur-ca\/sony-dsc-878\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3305\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/131.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">We were here&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/16\/big-sur-ca\/6-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3295\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3295\" title=\"6\" src=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/61.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">&#8230;having the time of our lives with nothing on the agenda other than to enjoy ourselves and take in the things we wanted to take in at our own pace.\u00a0 It truly felt like vacation in every way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/16\/big-sur-ca\/7-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3296\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3296\" title=\"7\" src=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/71.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">I think this is yet another time when I was\u00a0wishing hubby Happy Birthday.\u00a0 I wished him Happy Birthday morning noon and night for 7 days straight.\u00a0\u00a0He deserves the very best.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/16\/big-sur-ca\/sony-dsc-879\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3299\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3299\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/101.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">We were still at Bixby Bridge, but this is another shot of the coast on the other side.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/16\/big-sur-ca\/sony-dsc-880\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3306\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3306\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/201.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">After we had our fill at the bridge, we moseyed up the road.\u00a0\u00a0This pic was taken from the passenger seat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/16\/big-sur-ca\/sony-dsc-881\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3307\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3307\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/141.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">Another shot from the passenger seat.\u00a0 That mountain running into the ocean is a Navy Facility of sorts.\u00a0 We both agreed that was a nice strategic place.\u00a0 If I were in the Navy, I would want to eat, sleep and work from there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/16\/big-sur-ca\/sony-dsc-882\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3308\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3308\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/151.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">We stopped at Nepenthe for lunch.\u00a0 It came highly recommended by friends and we can report that the food was amazing and so was the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/16\/big-sur-ca\/sony-dsc-883\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3309\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3309\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/161.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">VIEW!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/16\/big-sur-ca\/sony-dsc-884\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3310\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3310\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/171.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">What a gorgeous day!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/16\/big-sur-ca\/sony-dsc-885\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3312\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3312\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/181.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">While there was a bit of haze, the weather was spot on.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/16\/big-sur-ca\/sony-dsc-886\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3313\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3313\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/191.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">A testament that this passenger could not sit still.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/16\/big-sur-ca\/sony-dsc-888\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3315\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3315\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/221.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">And the driver was delighted to pull off as we were on a mission to take it all in &#8217;til our hearts were content to move on up\/down the road.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/16\/big-sur-ca\/sony-dsc-889\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3316\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3316\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/231.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">Our next planned stop was a little hike in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/16\/big-sur-ca\/sony-dsc-890\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3317\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3317\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/241.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">It was yet another beautiful place to get out and stretch our legs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/16\/big-sur-ca\/sony-dsc-891\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3318\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3318\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/251.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">Something we continued to say about our trip\u00a0&#8220;It is so easy on the eyes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/16\/big-sur-ca\/sony-dsc-892\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3320\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3320\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/261.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">A close up of the waterfall as seen in the above pic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/16\/big-sur-ca\/sony-dsc-895\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3326\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3326\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/09142.jpg?w=332\" alt=\"\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">And another.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/16\/big-sur-ca\/attachment\/27\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3321\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3321\" title=\"27\" src=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/271.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">The little path, what fun!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/16\/big-sur-ca\/sony-dsc-893\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3322\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3322\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/281.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">The trail ended here.\u00a0 Not a bad place to land.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/16\/big-sur-ca\/sony-dsc-894\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3323\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3323\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/291.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">It was another magical day filled with beauty at every twist and turn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/16\/big-sur-ca\/attachment\/30\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3324\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3324\" title=\"30\" src=\"http:\/\/icalltheshot.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/05\/301.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"330\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">It&#8217;s a place we hope to return one day.\u00a0 If not, these pictures will serve as a reminder of the joy we experienced while there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">Blessings &#8211; Debbie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning from paradise!\u00a0 Who knew the sun would poke me in the eye, in the morning, on the west coast?\u00a0 Tis true, that big guy in the sky nudged me out of bed bright and early for this shot.\u00a0 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/icalltheshot.com\/?p=3288\">Continue reading <span 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