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Rather quick morning, getting up, packing the last of our stuff, and then checking out. Left the bag in the reception while getting the car at a hotel a few blocks away. The Hertz desk was hidden away on the second floor, so we had to ask our way there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Really smooth service, and we headed back to the hotel to get the bags and then off out from San Francisco. Going for Highway 1 and then south towards Los Angeles. Magnificent views, curvy roads, sometimes lots of traffic, sometimes road work that took a while to pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stopped at Nepenthe, a nice restaurant with a great view over the ocean, for lunch. Took some time to get a table and then the food. We’ll summarize it with that you paid for the view, not the food, not that it was bad, just not great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dad took over the driving after lunch, and I took a nap, managed to doze off for about an hour, even though the curves kept coming. We stopped at a small cafe in a small town to get some coffee and Coke, then kept going to Santa Barbara, where we found a room at Best Western that had a bed and a sofa bed, since we didn’t really wanna share a bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Went out for a late dinner, found a nice Italian restaurant a couple of blocks away. Best dry martini in California, according to dad. The food was delicious as well. Ended the evening with a beer close by where I could watch a quarter of the Packers’ pre-season game vs the Texans. Soon the season begins!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back at the hotel, we made plans for taking a swim in the Pacific Ocean tomorrow, who knows when that opportunity will arise again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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