Yes, this is a continuation of our camping trip, but we just had such a great time, I can't get all that in one post!
Our second day of camping was spent exploring Shore Acres State Park and Cape Arago.
Shore Acres once was a grand estate owned by a lumber baron. His mansion once stood about where I was standing to take the picture above. Sadly, due to a fire, the mansion is no longer there.
But not to worry. There is definitely plenty to look at. Besides the great ocean views (and sometimes whale sightings), there is a beautiful botanical garden. They have plants from all around the world and claim to have something in bloom just about everyday of the year. It was very fun to explore this beautiful place.
Libby is, as we say it, "geeking out" because she is in the middle of flower heaven, and this girls loves flowers.
Shore Acres was one of our favorite things about our camping trip. It's definitely worth the stop if you are ever in the area. We wish we could have been there during the holidays. Apparently, they light up the gardens with Christmas lights! Wouldn't that be fun?
Here are a couple pictures of the Cape Arago Light.
After visiting Shore Acres we continued down the Cape Arago Highway. There is this great spot toward the end of the cape, an overlook, where you can see a crazy amount of sea lions hanging out on Simpson Reef! They were so noisy! And kind of smelly.
It was so fun to sea all these sea lions. We were amazed!
What a beautiful and amazing place! We had such a great time and were so glad we were able to go.
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