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Carmel Highlands, CA during my 1200 mile roadtrip to Washington state.

After spending some time visiting a local hilltop golf course, I encountered a couple of web photographers who showed up close to sunset intent on doing a Lambo shoot. Lively conversation ensued and they asked me if I wanted my car to be in the shoot. Of course! Drew a few spectators in the...

Day 1 continued, onward from Morro Bay: As it was now a bit later than I had originally planned and I had made tentative dinner plans with friends in Santa Cruz, I pointed the car up the 101 north, an initially delightful drive through San Luis Obispo and the wine country of Paso Robles...

Glad you're liking the pics!

Now 11:30am on Day 1, I pointed the car to my next destinations, Pismo Beach and then onto Morro Bay. Decided not to stop at Pismo to save some time (and also because I really didn't know a good map point to head to), just enjoyed the ocean view scenery along the way and headed straight for one...

So my next destination after this was Lake Cachuma. Haven't been there in years and have never seen it this full (I lived in Santa Barbara during one of the 7 year drought cycles when they were siphoning the last bits of water from several of the low spots and it was a 30 foot drop or more to...

Wow, glad I've yet to experience the jet roar! Hopefully that's the exception for you in your area rather than the norm.

And then on up to San Marcos Pass. Even though now almost 10:30am, still quite a cloud cover so no ocean view unfortunately. But still spectacular I think and can still see one of the Channel Islands on the horizon (I think it's Santa Cruz Island). I had to whip it around the opposite direction...

Another of my favorite spots I had to visit, the old Santa Barbara Mission. From there I rediscovered a little stretch of road I had forgotten about, Mission Canyon Road to Foothill Road. Fun and very scenic!

Seemed to be a Corvette show starting on Stearns Wharf. Had a few heads turn and horns honk as I passed.

Easy to park right at East Beach early on Saturday morning. I LOVE this place! Perfect weather.

Day 1: After an early Saturday morning departure (left around 6am in attempt to get across LA before the madness), I hit one of my most favorite cites, Santa Barbara, and spent WAY more time there than I thought I would. :) First glimpse of ocean after Ventura headed up to Santa Barbara. This...

Day 1 experience. First, the car ran spectacular, and I didn't have a lick of problems. Still tough to keep it under 4000 rpm, but I won't hit my break in miles until close to the Oregon border. As this was my first day of a LOT of behind the wheel time, it felt VERY foreign to me. I mean, up...

Day 1 Plan - Orange County to Scotts Valley, CA For the first day, after I broke the trip up into 3 days (actually 2.5), it meant much less windshield time and much more enjoyment. The route I planned took me up through LA, out the 101 to Ventura, then up the coast to Santa Barbara. From there...

T minus one day: On my prep day, I tried to think of what I might need on the road, (probably naively thinking I might actually be able to fix something to get me out of a bind). I had jumper cables so I took them. I prepared a small tool kit of common things I might need (plyers, screwdrivers...

Introduction: My first journal as a relatively new owner. After taking delivery of my car at Eurocar in Costa Mesa, CA in June, and putting around 200 miles on it in So Cal, I decided to road-trip it up to Washington state where I'm working for the time being. After weighing the risks, and...

They won’t like the back seat of the Emira either! 😀