Silke -- thank you for these wonderful posts! Hubby and I are planning a driving trip up the coast while the kids are at camp this July -- I printed both parts of your message and we are going to visit some of your recommendations! Especially "Nepenthe" -- sounds wonderful!!! Thank you!!! -- FELLOW TRAVEL LOVERS

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Silke -- thank you for these wonderful posts! Hubby and I are planning a driving trip up the coast while the kids are at camp this July -- I printed both parts of your message and we are going to visit some of your recommendations! Especially "Nepenthe" -- sounds wonderful!!! Thank you!!!

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Date Posted: 08:19:44 04/26/01 Thu
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In reply to: Silke 's message, "Re: Amazing scenery... Part2" on 00:17:53 04/25/01 Wed

>This is part 2 of my original post regarding the
>Cental Coast here in California.
>
>If all the hiking that I talked about in part 1 get's
>you hungry then I can highly recommend the 'Nepenthe',
>a restaurant on top of a ridge right along Hwy 1 with
>a gorgeous view of the coast. Granted, it's a bit
>pricey (but everything is up there, the gallon of
>unleaded cost us $2.99!) but the food is really good
>and the atmosphere (which is sort of bohemian with a
>touch of modern day flower power) along with the view
>can't be beat! I ate one of the best tuna sandwiches
>(we were there for lunch) I've had in my life and it
>was plenty to share.
>I would have loved to have seen the place at night, as
>they have tons of candles around, a big open fire
>place in the middle of the restaurant and a nice open
>fire pit on the terrace.
>They also have an art and gift shop on the lower level
>of the hill but we didn't get a chance to stop in.
>
>There's another restaurant just up the road from
>there, it's called Ventana (actually is a resort with
>spa and all) and is supposed to be really good (even
>pricier still) but we didn't get a chance to go there
>as we cooked all our dinners in the great outdoors
>(ok, ok in comfort at our camp site).
>
>Which brings up another good point, camping is a great
>way of accommodation up there with plenty of state
>parks sporting camp grounds in the area. We called
>Pfeiffer Big Sur (did I mention that already?) our
>domizile for the weekend and it couldn't have been
>mucc nicer! You're in the middle of a redwood grove
>right along Big Sur River (with some of the site
>budding right up to it) and all that for just $12 a
>night. There is no hook-ups though for those of you
>with 'rigs', so bring a full tank of water (and a
>couple of empty once to hold it, if you know what I
>mean ;) ) and if needed a generator (but make sure
>it's quiet or you might get in trouble with your
>fellow campers not to mention the park ranger). They
>do have piped water, rest room facilities and pay
>showers ( a quarter for 3 minutes of steaming hot
>shower).
>
>Ok, people, I'm going to call it a night. Hope you
>found this a bit interesting and it wet your appetite
>for some 'adventure'.
>
>Nite,
>Silke

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Re: Silke -- thank you... No problem, my pleasure N/T (NT)	Silke	10:42:57 04/26/01 Thu

Re: Silke -- thank you for these wonderful posts! Hubby and I are planning a driving trip up the coast while the kids are at camp this July -- I printed both parts of your message and we are going to visit some of your recommendations! Especially "Nepenthe" -- sounds wonderful!!! Thank you!!!	KIM JEONG SOOK	21:01:10 03/24/02 Sun