Stupid Travel (Driving) question - LA to Monterey - Page 2

blueerica · 04-12-2007, 11:04 AM

Gotta say, while the 101 was pretty, it seemed horribly slow. Of course, BTD & I were driving it through the middle of the night - not great for visibility on the barely lit highway (past the Santa Barbara area).

BarTopDancer · 04-12-2007, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by blueerica

Gotta say, while the 101 was pretty, it seemed horribly slow. Of course, BTD & I were driving it through the middle of the night - not great for visibility on the barely lit highway (past the Santa Barbara area).

God that was a long drive. It seemed faster driving home when we could see the towns in the middle of nowhere. I'm sure the cereal killing great-white shark clowns and the UFOs didn't help either.

Morrigoon · 04-12-2007, 11:29 AM

101 is a prettier drive, but with more stopping. Remember that it's not always a freeway. So it'll take you a lot longer on the 101.

MouseWife · 04-12-2007, 11:34 AM

Ya know, reminds me of the time the Hubster took the 1 {101, whichever, 1 is along the coast directly and the 101 a little inland?} from Knotts down to Dana Point.

Ohmygawd. Never again. Never. Sure, it was 'nice' but it took freakin' hours upon hours. No thanks.

blueerica~same thing for us. We left Monterey and headed off towards San Simeon and the kids were groaning 'We've only gone 10 miles????' {oh, wait, that was me....}. Since we still enjoy the view we just make up the time by making sure to leave Monterey earlier in the day so we can arrive in San Simeon right at sunset. {after stopping for lunch at Julia Pffiefer Burns for lunch and photos...}.

I so want to go now.

Alex · 04-12-2007, 11:46 AM

1 is a much slower road than 101. With a few exceptions 101 is multilane highway. With pretty much no exceptions 1 is two lane road and matches the coast curve for curve.

MouseWife · 04-12-2007, 02:33 PM

That is what we normally take.

We did that also from San Francisco up into Florence, OR.

We kept seeing a father/son along the route, staying at the same places. They were going to Seattle and we asked if they would continue on along the 1 and they said they couldn't take it anymore!! LOL

Alex · 04-12-2007, 02:50 PM

1 only runs from Santa Barbara to Leggett, CA (well, technically it runs all the way down into LA but most people wouldn't use it south of Santa Barbara).

So by the time you reached Florence, 1 was several hundred miles into the background. Unless everybody was doing incredibly short days I don't see how it would take more than two days to drive the entire length. I have driven the entire length of 101 (from LA up around the Olympic peninsula and then down Puget Sound to Olympia). It's a nice drive but they've done too many improvements on it and now it frequently feels too much like an interstate (San Luis Obispo to Santa Rosa and then norther Oregon coast particularly).

For no reason other than you mentioning it, here's my photo from the one time we stopped and slept in Florence:

blueerica · 04-12-2007, 02:44 PM

Cereal Killers!

BarTopDancer · 04-12-2007, 03:13 PM

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Cereal Killers!

They all float down here. Until the UFO car light takes them away.

Not Afraid · 04-12-2007, 07:05 PM

God! I want to get in my car a drive the hell away from here! My Sister used to live in Gualala, CA (which is on the coast at the southern end of Mendicino County). We used to do the 10 hour drive from LB to Gualala in a day but the end result was worth it. Once we got off the 101 in Petaluma (Hi SL), drove through lamb country to Bodega Bay life became incredibly good.

One trip we stopped in Berkely, then Gualala then continued along the coast to Trinidad to stay in some lovely little cottages. That was a GREAT trip!

I've always been fascinated by the Lost Coast of California. One day, I will go exploring there.

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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	101 is a prettier drive, but with more stopping. Remember that it's not always a freeway. So it'll take you a lot longer on the 101. __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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04-12-2007, 11:34 AM	#4
MouseWife Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Da' Beach Posts: 2,957	Ya know, reminds me of the time the Hubster took the 1 {101, whichever, 1 is along the coast directly and the 101 a little inland?} from Knotts down to Dana Point. Ohmygawd. Never again. Never. Sure, it was 'nice' but it took freakin' hours upon hours. No thanks. blueerica~same thing for us. We left Monterey and headed off towards San Simeon and the kids were groaning 'We've only gone 10 miles????' {oh, wait, that was me....}. Since we still enjoy the view we just make up the time by making sure to leave Monterey earlier in the day so we can arrive in San Simeon right at sunset. {after stopping for lunch at Julia Pffiefer Burns for lunch and photos...}. I so want to go now. __________________ Summa' time....when the livins' easy.........
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04-12-2007, 11:46 AM	#5
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	1 is a much slower road than 101. With a few exceptions 101 is multilane highway. With pretty much no exceptions 1 is two lane road and matches the coast curve for curve.
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04-12-2007, 02:33 PM	#6
MouseWife Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Da' Beach Posts: 2,957	That is what we normally take. We did that also from San Francisco up into Florence, OR. We kept seeing a father/son along the route, staying at the same places. They were going to Seattle and we asked if they would continue on along the 1 and they said they couldn't take it anymore!! LOL __________________ Summa' time....when the livins' easy.........
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04-12-2007, 02:50 PM	#7
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	1 only runs from Santa Barbara to Leggett, CA (well, technically it runs all the way down into LA but most people wouldn't use it south of Santa Barbara). So by the time you reached Florence, 1 was several hundred miles into the background. Unless everybody was doing incredibly short days I don't see how it would take more than two days to drive the entire length. I have driven the entire length of 101 (from LA up around the Olympic peninsula and then down Puget Sound to Olympia). It's a nice drive but they've done too many improvements on it and now it frequently feels too much like an interstate (San Luis Obispo to Santa Rosa and then norther Oregon coast particularly). For no reason other than you mentioning it, here's my photo from the one time we stopped and slept in Florence:
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04-12-2007, 02:44 PM	#8
blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	Cereal Killers! __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	God! I want to get in my car a drive the hell away from here! My Sister used to live in Gualala, CA (which is on the coast at the southern end of Mendicino County). We used to do the 10 hour drive from LB to Gualala in a day but the end result was worth it. Once we got off the 101 in Petaluma (Hi SL), drove through lamb country to Bodega Bay life became incredibly good. One trip we stopped in Berkely, then Gualala then continued along the coast to Trinidad to stay in some lovely little cottages. That was a GREAT trip! I've always been fascinated by the Lost Coast of California. One day, I will go exploring there.
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