Gary and Mary Ann Kono will be leading a weekend trip from Big Sur to San Simeon. The highlight of the trip is driving down The Pacific Coast Highway (Highway 1). Many car magazines regularly rate this as the best driving road in America. The group will meet in Scotts Valley and leave at 10:00am. The Caravan will stop for lunch in Big Sur. After lunch we will be driving to San Simeon. After checking in to a motel in San Simeon we will be going to Hearst Castle for a two hour evening tour. After seeing Hearst Castle we will be having dinner together in a restaurant in San Simeon.  

We will be leaving Sunday morning to head back to the Bay Area.  There will be two options. Those who need to get back home quickly can take Hwy 101 via SR 46. We will lead the rest of the group back up Hwy 1. We will be stopping at the Piedras Blancas lighthouse located a few miles north of San Simeon. We will have a private docent lead 1 1/2 hour tour of the historic lighthouse. After the lighthouse tour, we will head back north on Hwy 1 to Scotts Valley. For those who are interested, we will be having a late lunch at the Kono’s. 

Total mileage from Scotts Valley and back is about 300 miles. Driving time each way is about 3 1/2  hours. Note that this is not a high speed run; too much traffic and very little places to legally pass slower vehicles. The purpose of the trip is to enjoy the scenery along the most beautiful driving road in the U.S.

The cutoff date for RSVP to Gary is March 6. The early cutoff date is necessary to get tickets to Hearst Castle, book motel rooms, arrange for dinner, and set up the lighthouse tour. We would like to limit the trip to a maximum of 20 cars; first come first serve. Let Gary know by phone (831-438-1458) or email ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).