San Francisco to LA

Heading down past Santa Cruz we hit the Pacific Ocean on highway 1 and followed it down to Santa Monica. This coastal road is cut into the side of the bank with a steep drop down to the sea. Although sunny the temperature was manageable and made for a nice dive south.
We stopped to admire the cliff faces, old bridges and the elephant seals and we got a glimpse of the Hearst Castle on the hill top.
When leaving the coast we hit highway 101, this multi lane highway had cast iron bells every few miles or so. They turned out to be Historic El camino Reals which is a marker of the old track that linked the Mission Stations when the area was been colonised.
Hitting LA we saw the effects of some of the fires that had chard the shrub covered hill sides. Heading closer the city the road widened to 4-6 lanes each way and then we hit the 5pm traffic. We slowly crawled across the city and got a quick glimpse of the HOLLYWOOD sign.
Arriving at Anaheim we checked into our hotel, across the road from Disneyland, and went out for tea. Minis Cafe across the road serves up good sized meals, including the half rack of ribs that filled the plate.
Then back to the hotel to sort out the itinerary for the following days.