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| Fried green tomatoes |
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| Lemon ricotta pancakes |
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| Tomato basil soup and Roasted squash, quinoa and tomato salad |
We didn't want to leave so soon, but had to make it to the Big Sur before sunset for our hard-to-get reservation at Treebones Resort. On the way south, we briefly stopped at Santa Cruz boardwalk (where the Lost Boys was filmed). Despite the trashy vibe of the boardwalk (but aren't they all?), Santa Cruz is a cool little surfer town with beautiful views and a mix of mid century hotels and old victorian houses. Unfortunately, we had no real time to stay. We'd love to go back with a group of friends for another vacation!
Drove down route 1 to Big Sur. It's one of the world's most famous drives due to the uninterrupted view of the cliffs plunging into the ocean below.
The air was crisp and slightly salty, with a hint of dried herbs. The temperature was in the 60s during the afternoon, and the ocean breeze was strong. At one of the vista points, we pulled off to go walk on the beach. There were kelp pods laid out over the sand which looked like long, slimy snakes. I picked one up and squeezed it until it popped and got goo all over my hands. I decided to wash my hands off in the ocean, but the water came in too quickly and soaked my jeans. It. Was. Freezing.
Met some cool bikers at one of the pull-offs. They took this picture:
We booked our entire vacation around getting a reservation at Treebones Resort, a unique "hotel" and restaurant overlooking the ocean in Big Sur.
It's actually a community of yurts. What's a yurt, you ask? This is a yurt:
I like saying yurt. It's a round, tent-like structure with a domed ceiling. The walls are made of weather-proof fabric. It's "glamping"; luxury camping! Here's the inside of our yurt. It had hardwood floors, electricity, a skylight, a super cozy queen bed...
...a gas fireplace
...a sink and a couch. Windows faced the ocean.
You'll notice there is no toilet or shower. Those were communal, but they were actually very nice and clean. The yurts all had decks with adirondack chairs facing either the ocean or the mountain.
When I booked the yurt, I made sure to let them know that we were there celebrating our anniversary.
I guess that paid off because they put us in Yurt #9...the best yurt on the property! It was the closest to the water with an unobstructed view of the ocean and cliffs. Here is just our view to the left of our yurt. The white tee-pee is actually a Sibley tent that you can rent out, but it doesn't have any amenities. You have to bring your own sleeping bag, and there is no electricity, running water, etc. You can also bring your own tent and pitch it right on the cliff.
There's also something you can rent called "The Nest". It's a cool treehouse sculpted out of branches. You can sleep in there if you want to.
Treebones also has a very popular restaurant on site called Wild Coast, where everything is organic and the vegetables are grown right there on the property! They also have a sushi chef on the premises. I made a reservation and we sat at the window overlooking the ocean.
We enjoyed one of the best meals of our entire trip; John got the garden salad, I got the roasted beet salad with goat cheese. John got curry and I had some of the most amazing sushi.
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| John sporting his new fleece lined jacket |
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| Garden salad |
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| Beet salad with edible flowers! |
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| Amazing sushi! I crave this meal. |
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| Curried vegetables with black rice that looks like rat poo. |
We sat at our table and watched the sun melt into the sea like an ice cube on a hot day.
Bellies full, we sat by the crackling wood fire in the lodge, then headed back to yurt #9 to change into our swimsuits for the hot tub.
Almost as soon as we had put our bathing suits on, a man opened the door to our yurt, saw John and froze like a deer in headlights, then quickly shut the door. Moments later, we heard a roar of laughter coming from the yurt next to ours. It seems that in the dark, our neighbor mistook our yurt for his. While walking up to the hot tub, we ran into them and had a little laugh.
Later, we cranked up the fire in our room and shut off the lights. Our room was flooded with moonlight that we could see rising through the ceiling window as we laid in bed. We fell asleep to the crude sound of seals socializing with each other. Perfect day.
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