Elephant seals and Big Sur

After we left Hearst Castle we headed down the road to visit California's largest elephant seal colony. There were hundreds of them lying supine on the beach. They come here to breed,molt and sleep. They were like a cross between a giant slug and a Labrador. We watched them throw sand on themselves, play fight and hump up and down the grey sand. But mostly they slept. After a quick sandwich in our van we drove down the magnificent Big Sur to our campsite.

The views were breath taking. Windy roads and craggy black rocks and churning seas. There was lots of bird life. We stopped and saw dolphins frolicking. It was very spectacular and the narrow roads made it quite hairy at times. We arrived at our campsite at Pfeiffer State Forest at six o'clock and did a quick recce of the toilets and trails. This is who we met at our site.

Next morning we went for a walk to Pfeiffer Falls. 

The huge park is full of trails and streams all are overlooked and protected by the might giant red woods.