We drove up to Big Sur to explore the central coast for our anniversary. It was unbelievable! First, driving along the cliffside is actually terrifying. The road gets super narrow and the drop is hundreds of feet down into the crashing waves. It makes for a beautiful and adrenaline-filled ride.
Our first stop was Pfeiffer Beach. We needed to let the pups stretch their legs after the three hour drive, and the beach was completely pet friendly. After a bumpy ride down a dirt road and a $5 entry fee, we arrived and took the short walk down to the sand. Correction, down to the PURPLE sand. That's right, Pfeiffer Beach has PURPLE SAND! (you can see it better in the second photo below.)
It got more and more purple as you dug deeper in the sand. So cool. The rock formations in the ocean were really unique too, and the waves thundered against them with quite a lot of power. We played in the sand and let the dogs run around for a bit which they really enjoyed. Mara wanted to chase the waves. Jack just wanted to dig holes.
We drove up and down the coast, stopping at different pretty spots and trails. Finally, we saw the view we had been waiting for: McWay Falls!
Fun fact: a waterfall that flows into the ocean is called a "tidefall." :)
We were only able to spend one day in Big Sure because of work. Our schedules rarely overlap and we only had one day off together. So it was a quick trip filled with lots of driving, but it was so nice to see the famous areas we'd heard and read about. Hopefully we can come back one day for a full camping trip!
On the way back home, we stopped at the Novo restaurant in SLO and had a lovely anniversary dinner by the river. Happy 2nd anniversary to us!
