Cloud chasing and Big Sur

The River Inn in Big Sur has always been a favourite destination of mine. Perhaps there is more to Big Sur than the River Inn but we sure as heck have never explored that far and this day was no different. We arrived on the day of the World Cup finals and the restaurant was packed. Well, the restaurant is ALWAYS packed. The food is decent, not great, but the service is slow. I think they may have more people in charge of seating you than actual servers. But it's popular, by virtue of its location just beyond the clouds of Highway One. People do get hungry from taking so many breathtaking pictures as they drive along the coast. Plus, it's overcast all the way until you break through into brilliant sunshine at the River Inn. There's something magical about the sun sparkling through the big trees and, well, you just have to stop. When we finally drove back to the hotel, I had to take B to the pool. I'd promised and besides, we could see the pool from the hallway window each time we exited the room so B was NOT about to forget the pool existed. He wanted me to jump in but, given that there were approximately 20 kids in the very shallow pool and that they were playing a very active game of tag, I figured this was an experience best left to the children. B had a blast up until the moment he needed to use the facilities. After that, it was a mad rush back to the room. There's nothing like a good round of exercise to polish off the day right!