[HP4GU-California] Re: April Trip to Calif. first time

[HogwartsPaladins]

Hello!  Sounds like you're ready for an adventure!  I travel often between Southern California and back (Sacramento... passed San Fran), and I think you're going to be driving most of the time rather than enjoying your trip.  My advice, no Muir Woods (no time).  It should take you about 5 hours to get to Monterrey (get an early start so you arrive in time to site see.... especially the aquarium and the 17 mile drive through Pebble Beach).  I agree with the AAA map and info suggestion!   I can send you the map stuff if you get me a mailing address for ya.  Sign up for AAA at your home place if not already a member for the rate discounts, etc!  
 
My fiance' and I stayed in Monterrey at a nice, simple AAA hotel just up the street from down-town Carmel.  We did it spur of the moment (no reservations... I'll look it up and letcha know name if you'd like) over Thanksgiving weekend!  We also drove along the coast coming down from Sacramento, and went to Hearst Castle that weekend too!  It was a driving weekend doing that, but we had fun!  Hearst Castle in San Simeon was great, but you need to buy tickets in advance if you go and tour is about 4 hours long (must pick a time for your ticket too!).  They sell out fast!  It may be too much to do on your way back to Venice.  If you had 4 days, I'd add it in!
 
Unless you were driving straight to San Fran from Venice and back over the weekend, you really won't have time to do it justice!   Once in San Fran you'll want to spend time there!  So many things to do and so much fun!  Drive back down Sunday morning (leave by 6am at latest), stop in Carmel/Monterey aquarium, lunch, shops, 17 mile drive, then back on to Venice down the coast.  You won't miss the woods as Carmel has plenty and the drive back down along the coast is worth the extra hour or so!  This will provide for a less rushed weekend, but still chock full of driving and lots of fun away from the car!  You'll enjoy it all greatly!  

SuzAnne Sherrill
Catherine <hazelgoods at ...> wrote:

Thanks for replying.  Can you give me any tips to what I asked.  We
are not looking for a tour guide.  We would like to just visit. 
Thanks for the tip on the verbage - sounds hostile though. Sounds like
I'd be caned. Plus I dont have all time to type (was working), so I
abreviatde and plus words are a bit different type then spoken.  So I
will be careful promise :0)  Have you done this trek, am I crazy? 
Will it work, or should I change plans a bit

Thanks kindly, 
The East (how many ways is that wronG) Hee hee

--- In HP4GU-California at yahoogroups.com, Carolyn Kayta Barrows
<Kayta at F...> wrote:
> 
> >A few of us are planning to visit Calif in April.  Can you all tell
> >me a bit about the weather and true travel time.  We plan to go from
> >Venice to Monterey Bay to San Fran to Muir Woods. All this in 3
> >days.  Am I crazy thinking its possible or what.  Plan to check out
> >Monterey for a couple hrs then san fran for a couple hrs.  sleep
> >there.  Wake up to muir woods then travel to Venice again.
> >
> >Any takers on chatting this one?
> 
> Visit from where?  Do you need a Trusty Native Guide while in San 
> Francisco?  BTW, don't say "San Fran" in front of the locals.  And
never 
> ever say "Frisco".
> 
>          CarolynKayta Barrows
> doll maker, fibre artist, textillian
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