Day 16 ~ Driving to Manchester Beach, CA

Day 16 ~ Driving to Manchester Beach, CA

Today is Sunday, so we are going to church, but unfortunately, it is going to be 3:00 PM our time, which is going to give us a very late start for our 5-7 hour drive to Manchester Beach, depending on if you are realistic or listening to Google directions….

We have learned the hard way that the coast of California is foggy and cool…..always.  I actually knew this from 3^rd grade social studies.  I didn’t think about it.  We felt like once we got California, it would be sunny and hot.  However, it is hot in Southern California and the  inland deserts of California, but the not coastal parts of California.  Which is good because we aren’t frying to death yet, but bad because we didn’t use the tarp or heater so woke up to a wet camper last night.  We will continue to leave the tarp off, but still use the heater to keep everything dry.

Church was slightly strange, but interesting.  Catholic masses only take 1 hour, but of course this one was an hour and one half since we were in a hurry to get going.  Ironically, it was St. Joseph’s Parish, which is the same as the church we attend in Indiana. The priest spoke about people leaving early from mass after communion…….So much for dodging out early…..He also talked about someone talking on their cell phone all the way up to communion, then saying, “Hold on, I got to get communion.”  All the congregation gasped, audibly.  Then would you believe someone’s cell phone started ringing incessantly during communion? 

We are moving south along the coast of CA.  This was a very long drive today, but very scenic.  We followed Highway 101 and then 1 through Redwood Forests and Pacific Coastline.  Much of the journey was at 25 miles or less, so it was very, very long.