Half Moon Bay

December is actually the best time of year to visit this part of the California coast. The annual Mavericks surfing contest brings pro surfers from all around the world to compete on huge waves--sometimes 70 feet. We watched the surf from the windows of Miramar restaurant...

But they were less than stellar. Where were the breakers we had heard about? I think they knew we were coming and they went and hid...

So we didn't see huge crashers, but we did have a fun time driving Highway 1 and stopping at all the little beaches between HMB and Santa Cruz.