Before leaving Pasadena, and because it's the day of the Oscars, we drive right into the heart of the Academy Awards! It's astonishing how far we get before the traffic sends us away. We get a shot of the famous Kodak Theatre where it all happens. This guy has seen it all, though, and he's not impressed.
The weather is sunny so we head for the ocean and the Coastal highway - the famous 101. Life is good. We "oh" and "ah" at every dramatic ocean view. And then - trouble - we discover there's been a rock slide up ahead. We wait 2 hours before we can continue through to Monterey.
Next day, the hills of California and Oregon are simply gorgeous - deeply covered in the bright bright green of spring.
We take our little sporty convertible over the Golden Gate bridge because that's what sporty convertibles are designed to do.
Out in the country they "Adopt Highways". The signs are everywhere. It's the way they keep their highways clean and neat. (I believe Canada has a similar program in the Maritimes.) We are impressed. I guess anyone can do it. "The Shelton Yacht Club" said one sign. "Pacific High School" "B & B Farm Supply" (we came upon the little business right on the main street) "Union Spring Pacific Water" "Jensen Blueberries".
My notes say that California and Oregon have a lot of the following:
1) prisons 2) police cars, 3) Native Reserves with fancy casinos.
We spent 4 months in the United States. At no time did we feel put upon, disrespected, disregarded, or uncomfortable. Everyone we met was considerate, polite, and friendly.
We are impressed with this.
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