A Timeless Weekend with my Sidekick

I just returned from a timeless weekend with my sidekick Boots and the serenity of the Central Coast. We cashed in on a gift certificate to the Lucia Lodge this weekend!(It’s just south of Julia Pfieffer Burns State Park and north of Limekiln State Park along the beautiful Big Sur Coast.)

Our weekend of long walks and waterfalls turned into a very different sister bonding adventure. We started on Saturday morning with a pact to NOT do two things for the next two days: 1) think, and 2) plan. So, when we pulled into the parking lot of Hearst Castle’s visitor center to use the restroom, we didn’t inhibit the urge to take a tour. Our guide was fabulous and we’re awaiting our invitation to be guests at the ranch. I’m sure it’ll come any day now.

We stopped to wave hello to the elephant seals on our way up the coast. They were very active in waving back and splashing sand all over themselves. What a life! If only, I could withstand the wind, I think I could get along very well blobbing in the sun on the sand with the seals. They seemed so peaceful. Except, of course, when they are biting at each other.

The strong winds enticed us to shelter ourselves for the late afternoon. We were very entertained with a couple rough games of Rummy 500 and boy talk in the adorable room at Lucia Lodge for the afternoon. At this point in the weekend, we had no time pieces and no means of telling the time, until we started the car the next morning. We used the sun as a time piece for a whole 18 hours!!!! We clearly come from a long line of natural wilderness survivors.

We ventured out for a beautiful view of the sunset over the water. If I had known about the path to the top of the ledge we wouldn’t have had to crawl behind a tractor, over mounds of gravel, and up the side of the mountain. We took the long way around, but it goes to show that my nose knows where to go for sunsets. It was well worth it, and just right behind our room. Thanks to the Lucia Lodge for providing access to a great lookout!

The next morning, we ventured to the McWay Waterfalls at Julia Pfieffer Burns State Park. The path to the falls is wheelchair accessible and less than a mile long, so it wasn’t very strenuous and right up our alley! The views were absolutely beautiful and fulfilled our mission of natural serenity for the weekend.

After a visit to Sand Dollar Beach and brunch at Linn’s in Cambria, we were home in time to catch a matinee of Fever Pitch! It was truly a wonderful weekend.

Thanks Boots! You’re the best sister a gal could have.