It was a little foggy but I thought I'd head back down the Pacific Coast Highway anyway. There's a cool rock bridge formation in this picture.

Just taking some pictures to pass the time.

I liked Cafe Nepenthe (the restaurant the SoCal to Monterey caravan stopped at for drinks on the way to NSXPO) so much that I stopped there for lunch on my way back. There was a cool purple vintage Cadillac parked out front.

This is the restroom in the gift shop downstairs.

I felt sort of funny taking pictures of the restroom but it was pretty cool.

I bet I'm not the first one to take pictures.

Back on the PCH and behind two police trucks.

The scenery is great but traffic is heavy. It would be well after midnight by the time I get to San Diego at this rate.

So I cut across and headed towards the 5 freeway. I got the evil eye from a passing patrol car when I was stopped to take this photo, but I was the only other car in sight so I guess he realized I wasn't hurting anything by stopping.

The transition from the coast inland to I-5 was interesting. The hills got smaller and smaller...

..the roads got straighter and straighter, and it got hotter and hotter...

Totally out of the hills now. Mr. Accelerator, meet Mr. Floor!

Oil wells. Lots and lots of oil wells.

Finally made it! Actually I didn't arrive until after dark; I took this picture the next morning before I headed to the airport for my flight home.