Randall,
Glad you're having a great trip.
I love the drive up PCH from Santa Barbara through Big Sur to Monterey.
If you make that trip, don't miss the hundreds of elephant seals in their natural habitat on the beach just a couple miles north of San Simeon.
The beach is called Piedras Blancas, but you can't see the seals unless you pull over and walk up the bluff. You usually can tell you're at the spot by the number of other cars that have pulled to the side of the road.
Google "San Simeon elephant seals" and you'll get hits such as these:
http://www.pelicannetwork.net/sansimeon.html
http://www.biosbcc.net/ocean/marinesci/05nekton/eshist.htm
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