A 3 hour drive South down the California coastline took us to Big Sur, a must sea for C lovers (guess who thought up that ol’ chestnut…). We stopped the car a fair few times to get some snaps of the beautiful coastline and eventually pulled up at the Big Sur River Inn. After a swift sound check we went straight into a 2 hour set, alternating with the amazing ‘J-man’ Harrison. This inn was seriously nice, with a river at the bottom of the garden that had chairs in so you could sit in it and eat lunch! Genius idea. So, it got to about midnight and we still had not found a place to stay…. Ho hum what does one do when one is right on the coast surrounded by natural beauty…ummmm… CAMPING! We pitched up tents right on top of a dangerous crumbling life-threatening cliff in the dark with one phone torch. Things got a bit hairy when Ollie realised that one more step back wouldn’t have been a step…. Once the tents were pitched and the fire was roaring, we realised we were pretty lucky to see all those millions of stars. Especially that saucepan thingy. In the morning we awoke cooking in our tent oven, but a step outside gave us the most incredible view! A little wander to the waterfalls before breakfast made us realise we really were in the most beautiful place. The town of Carmel was nearby so we went for a little look see, before ending up passed out on the beach soaking up the rays for the rest of the day before watching the sunset.
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