The Neighbors

After a late breakfast, we drove up the coast 

to check if Hearst Castle was open for tours (nope),

then continued on to the Piedras Blancas lighthouse (closed)

and the elephant seal rookery.

 Several of these guys weigh more than our SUV

It’s amazing how BIG these guys are,

and how much they seem to enjoy annoying each other. 

They’ll be laid out, sleeping almost on top of each other in their long row of seal ‘condos’,

and one will deliberately start climbing over his neighbors,

setting off a series of bark-fests and mock fights. So funny. 

The plan for tomorrow is to watch glass blowing in the tiny village of Harmony (population 18).

 Gnarly old tree at Hearst Winery

Or we may do something totally different, as the mood strikes. I love being on vacation.