It’s a wrap. This’ll be a near-final post on the Jucyvan Cali Expeditious Family Road Trip of June 2016. Still basking in the Pacific sunrises and sunsets shared with Cashel and Dan in San Diego, Malibu, Santa Barbara and Big Sur. Another epic road trip. No better way to cap four years of college life … More The Wrap and the Rock
Total Distance of Trip: 1,127 miles Days on the road: 9 Total fuel consumption: 70 gallons Total cost of gas: $217 Average miles per gallon: 16 MPG Highest gas price: La Jolla, $3.59/gallon Lowest gas price: Santa Barbara, San Leandro, $2.89/gallon Campsites: Camp Diegueño, San Diego (2 nights); Malibu Creek RV Park (1 night); El … More Jucyvan Numbers Crunch
Dan’s college graduation was May 21 in North Carolina and his cousin Katherine graduated from high school in Northern California on June 10. We timed the ending of our road trip to see Uncle Mike at the courthouse in Hayward and attend Katherine’s commencement ceremony in St. Helena. The next day we had a party … More Fiesta de graduación
This is like the Hulk of vans! You guys look like the Griswolds… I can’t believe you won’t stop to let me get hair product! There’s a man walking a cat on a leash outside his RV… Are these marshmallows gluten-free? I was laughing so hard when you fell down that I couldn’t finish the … More Jucy-est Quotes
By calling for a reservation three days in advance, Dan scored us a fabulous Big Sur campsite in a 40-acre grove of giant redwood trees. We pulled into Ventana Campground Thursday afternoon. Couldn’t believe the magnificence of the coastal redwoods and fresh air surrounding the massive species. A stream runs through the campground, with clover … More Camping in the Shadows of Redwoods
Definitely the most splendid state park I’ve had the pleasure to visit, Julia Pfeiffer Burns SP features a quarter-mile hike from the woods of McWay Canyon to the bluff above a picture perfect 80-foot waterfall spilling onto a protected sandy beach. The park is named after a Big Sur pioneer woman, Julia Pfeiffer Burns. The … More Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
For the rest of my life or the rest of my memory, I will cherish the experience of driving Highway 1 though Big Sur with my daughter and son. To be a passenger on this awe-inspiring coastal highway is a thrill. To be the driver is even more exhilarating. It’s the most gorgeous and treacherous … More Big Sur – Simply Stunning
Knowing there would be natural waterfalls to see in Big Sur, we had to check out a famous man-made waterfall in San Luis Obispo…in the mens bathroom at the Madonna Inn. Making a road trip pit stop at the funky pink hotel just off Highway 101, Dan and I saw not only a waterfall in … More Waterfall in the Loo
When I was 21, I applied for a radio job in Santa Barbara at the FM rock station KTYD. Didn’t get the job, but never lost the likes for the city, its coastline, culture and vibe. My nephew Kevin is now going to college, working and surfing in Santa Barbara. We met up with him and … More Cousin Kevin, Funk Zone, IV, El Cap
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