At the end of the year we flew to San Francisco and then drove down the coast on Highway 1. We visited cousins Claudia and Pete in Pacific Grove near Monterey. Saw the awesome Big Sur coastline. And checked out Morro Bay with Randy and Sandi. 

Cypress at Pebble Beach golf mecca on the Monterey Peninsula. 

Nemo fest at the Monterey Aquarium 

Team photo in Pacific Grove. Rose and David just happened to be visiting the area and Claudia and Pete too! 

Out on Big Sur for a hike. Garrapata SP. 

Bixby Bridge on Big Sur 

Point Sur Lighthouse with the crew. 

Big Sur Vortex at Ragged Point. 

These guys were migrating through big time. 

At Pfeiffer SP. 

At Pfeiffer SP. 

Elephant Seals right from the parking lot near San Simeon! 

Hearst Castle in San Simeon. They had a cool Christmas lights evening tour where everything is decked out for the holidays. We checked it out with Randy and Sandi. 

Xmas a Hearst Castle. 

Somebody is going for the uber cutie award. Sea otters at Morro Bay. 

Morro Bay beach run. 

Randy and Chris getting in some SUP action. 

Whoop whoop, new years otter party! 

Randy getting the scoop from the locals. 

Sunset with Randy and Sandi. 

The Pacific sure gave us a nice sendoff!