matt777

My wife and I are taking the 993 for a long trip down the West Coast. We'll get to Portland around June 23rd and head south from there. I doubt we will get further than Monterey but who knows. The plan is to head home around the end of the first week of July. I'm sure there are a million things to see but I would appreciate any recommendations for Porsche events, wineries, routes, etc.

Mike in Chi

Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur, just a little further south than Monterrey, Laguna Seca

PecosBill

Definitely make the push down to Big Sur, and the Lost Coast shouldn't be missed either.

matt777

Very funny. Only $2000/night.

mpgandco

Anyway you can delay your trip until the week of August 13th-20th?It is car week here in Monterey and if you have never been you should come,if you can.It is the Largest car gathering in the World.
So much to see and do, you really can't do it all in one week.I think Shelby is the Featured car at the Laguna Seca Historic Car races this year.Also Pebble Beach Concours,Concours Italiano,The Quail,Concour on The Avenue in Carmel and about 7 different car auctions.
Any kind of car you have ever dreamed about,will be here driving around the area.Must do this at least once in your life,if you love cars!!

JJulian

Dundee near Portland has lots of winery, check out White Rose or Archery Summit. If you are driving via the coastal highway , check out the small town Yachats, Oregon and visit Cape Perpetua

g_murray

What timing!

Memorial weekend... (starting early Fri. morning) wifey and I are flying (from NY) to San Francisco, renting a car and driving down the west coast to Monterey, Big Sur, etc.

From what others have told me / from my 'research', it is a drive to "immerse yourself in".

Soooooooooooo looking forward to it.

G.

Mike in Chi

You don't have to stay there to dine there...

matt777

Ok thanks Mike.

axl911

Cant comment about the stuff north of SF but these are the to hit along the way. From north to south:
Napa/Sonoma - not just for the wine but enjoy the food too!
Berkeley
San Francisco downtown / Fisherman warf / Chinatown
101 south to
Big Sur
Carmel
Monterey - don't miss the Monterey Aquarium

SPD YLO

Try to get here:
http://www.mullinautomotivemuseum.com/

996scott

If you are a baseball fan see if you can grab a SF Giants game at AT&T park.

JPP

Benbow Inn .. great old place to stay in the Redwoods and the roads over are amazing:
http://www.benbowinn.com/

Coppolla Winery .. Great food and wines .. all his big movie memorabilia is there like the Tucker he owns and stuff from the Godfather and Dracula movies .. Also it has an amazing public pool so bring a suit:
http://www.franciscoppolawinery.com/visit

Chez Panisse in Berkeley .. probably the best meal you will eat in a lifetime. You will need to make reservations now if you can. If not, try the cafe upstairs ..
http://www.chezpanisse.com/reservations/

.. and if you're going south of Monterey .. make the drive to Hearst Castle and take a tour .. if you're into U.S. power history, W.R. Hearst was the real deal. Oh, watch Citizen Kane before you leave ..
http://www.hearstcastle.org/?utm_sou..._campaign=2011

Mike in Chi

While Napa and Sonoma deservedly get lots of attention, the East Bay/Livermore Valley has some wonderful wineries.

We enjoyed this one:

http://www.murrietaswell.com/

hn

Yosemite is a little far from the coast but the 120 from it to SF is pretty fun to drive. Yosemite Bugs Hostel is a nice place to stay. Don't let the name scare you. It's not the type of hostel I heard about and it's not a typical hotel either. It's more like a cabin type, by itself on the side of the road, super clean, decent bed, friendly staff, in room bath, a/c, food available from 7am to 11pm, and affordable, about 25 miles from Yosemite. We found this due to the last minute plannig but it turned out I liked it more than a typical hotel.