The view atop Black Hill was so gorgeous I had to show Tommy. So, before coffee, we were hiking the hill. 
He too was left speechless. A perfect start to another wonderful day. We drove out to Morrow Rock
and saw California Seals rafting up.
They roll themselves up in kelp to keep them stationary so the tide doesn’t take them away and they can rest. 
These seals are only found in the Central Coast of California.
Bird watchers were plentiful. We were shown Peregrine Falcons and their chicks through their telescopes. What a treat! I wish there was a way to show you the chicks.
Continuing on up Hwy 1 to San Simeon where the Elephant Seals were hitting the beach. There were thousands of them laying there sunning themselves.
The pups were already weaned and the moms left for a short period of time to feed at sea and now were returning to molt, which is loosing their old fur coat
. She is not hurt, she is getting some sun and is molting. The colors of the seals were amazing. Many were the brownish gray or black but others were silver white and others were golden champagne.
The sounds they produced cracked us up. Some sounded like barking dogs and others were belching better than a beer drinking man.
The Hearst Castle was spectacular.
There were 14 living rooms in the home, the main living room was the largest at 4000 sq ft. That is twice the size of most peoples homes. The indoor pool, of course there was one outside too, had real gold inlay in the tiles.
the tile with gold on the floor It is beyond comprehension how one person could have had that much money to build such a place. It could not be built today. They gave some astronomical number of what it would cost today, like 12 billion dollars, if I remember correctly. And if that isn’t enough, this was only one of his homes. It was the place he loved the most though.
This is the driveway leading to the castle
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