So where are we going, exactly, on this epic, three-day, detour-packed adventure down the coast of California, I hear you wondering?

Do not be in such a hurry, fellow traveler!

Like all good adventures, this one will unfold before us as we journey onward.

For now, all we need to know is that we left San Francisco behind, and, a very short time later, we were on the coast, heading South.

I passed by numerous little towns, fishing towns, artsy towns, touristy towns, but I didn’t pass by any good views of the sea without pulling over to take a photo for you.

And I have done this drive before, and shared the pictures, and I don’t like to show the same thing in the same way if I can help it.

We will talk  more of the sea. We will talk about her moods. We will get to know her well.

For this is not the Pacific Ocean of the Southern California coastline.

This is a raw and wild sea, prone to fits of anger.

This is a sea to treat with great respect.

Because, though her face can be charming, there is a devil in her heart.