Dreamin’ California’s Coast – Malibu to Big Surt
1/26/2022 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Joseph and Julie celebrate their anniversary along California's romantic coast.
Joseph and Julie celebrate their anniversary along California's coast starting in their hometown of Topanga and traveling to the nearby Getty Villa where they partake of the glory that was Greece and Rome. From there they follow the winding coast to Santa Barbara then northward to the edge of the Big Sur. The sun sets on their adventure at the world-famous Point Dume State Beach in Malibu.
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Dreamin’ California’s Coast – Malibu to Big Surt
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Joseph and Julie celebrate their anniversary along California's coast starting in their hometown of Topanga and traveling to the nearby Getty Villa where they partake of the glory that was Greece and Rome. From there they follow the winding coast to Santa Barbara then northward to the edge of the Big Sur. The sun sets on their adventure at the world-famous Point Dume State Beach in Malibu.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> WELCOME TO JOSEPH ROSENDO'S "TRAVELSCOPE," WHERE YOU JOIN US AS WE ACCEPT THE WORLD'S INVITATION TO VISIT.
[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY FRIENDS OF NCI] >> TODAY WE SAMPLE THE TREASURES OF CALIFORNIA'S COAST ON AN ANNIVERSARY TOUR THAT TAKES US FROM LOS ANGELES TO THE EDGE OF BIG SUR.
>> JOSEPH ROSENDO'S "TRAVELSCOPE" IS MADE POSSIBLE BY VOLVO'S OVERSEAS DELIVERY PROGRAM, WHERE BUYERS CAN PICK UP A NEW VOLVO IN SWEDEN, USE IT IN EUROPE, AND THEN HAVE IT JOIN THEM AT HOME; NO-JET-LAG JET LAG PREVENTION; AUBERGE RESORTS' DISTINCTIVE COLLECTION OF LUXURY RESORTS, RESIDENCES, AND SPAS.
>> SINCE JULIE AND I TRAVEL THE ENTIRE WORLD FOR WORK, WHEN WE HAVE SOMETHING LIKE OUR ANNIVERSARY TO CELEBRATE, WE LIKE TO STAY CLOSE TO HOME.
THIS YEAR, WE'RE KEEPING IT REALLY LOCAL BY TAKING A CUSTOMIZED TOUR OF CALIFORNIA WHICH COVERS THE COAST FROM LOS ANGELES TO THE EDGE OF BIG SUR.
WE BEGIN OUR ADVENTURE IN OUR HOMETOWN OF TOPANGA IN THE HEART OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS SURROUNDED BY TOPANGA STATE PARK.
THE SECOND MOST POPULATED CITY IN THE COUNTRY, MANY PEOPLE THINK LOS ANGELES IS ONE BIG FREEWAY.
TO THEM I SAY, LOOK AT TOPANGA STATE PARK, THE LARGEST WILD LAND IN ANY URBAN SETTING IN THE COUNTRY.
SINCE WE LIVE IN TOPANGA, JULIE AND I OFTEN GO HIKING IN TOPANGA STATE PARK AND START OUT REALLY EARLY.
I THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA GET HERE FIRST TO EAGLE ROCK, BUT THESE GUYS BEAT US BY ABOUT 3 HOURS.
THEY'VE HAD BREAKFAST.
THEY'VE HAD A NICE CONVERSATION.
THEY GOT UP-- YOU GUYS, WHAT TIME DID YOU GET UP?
>> ABOUT 4:30.
>> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DOING THIS?
>> 6, 7 YEARS, BUT THERE ARE GUYS HERE THAT HAVE BEEN DOING IT FOR 10 OR MORE.
>> THAT'S WHY YOU ALL LOOK SO YOUNG AND HEALTHY AND VIBRANT.
>> I TELL YOU, THIS IS MY HEALTH INSURANCE.
>> THIS IS YOUR HEALTH IN-- [LAUGHTER] SO YOU ALL HAVE LIVED IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA FOR A LONG TIME.
>> FOR A LONG TIME.
I WAS IN EUROPE FOR A MONTH, AND I MISSED THIS PLACE SO MUCH, AND TODAY I REALLY ENJOY AND APPRECIATE SO MUCH THAT I'M BACK.
>> WHAT KINDS OF THINGS DID YOU BRING?
>> BREAKFAST.
>> WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN HERE?
>> WELL, NOTHING IS LEFT.
[LAUGHTER] >> AW, SHUCKS.
>> YOU HAVE TO COME 4:30.
>> YOU GOT TO COME AT 4:30.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING A SECOND AND STOPPING WITH US.
HOW DO I SAY GOOD MORNING IN PERSIAN?
>> SOBH BEKHEIR.
>> SOBH PUHAIR.
>> SOBH BEKHEIR.
>> SO YOU THINK THAT'S-- SEE, EVERYBODY LAUGHS AT THE WAY I TALK.
WHAT?
>> SOBH BEKHEIR.
>> SOBH BEKHEIR.
>> YEAH.
>> OK.
VERY NICE TO MEET YOU GUYS.
DURING THE DAYS OF THE CHUMASH AND THE TONGVA, TOPANGA CANYON WAS CONSIDERED A SACRED AND CULTURAL MEETING PLACE FOR ALL TRIBES.
IN THE ROARING TWENTIES, CABINS ALONG TOPANGA CREEK WERE A CELEBRITY GETAWAY FOR THE LIKES OF WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST AND MARION DAVIES.
WITH THE ARRIVAL OF WILL GEER AND HIS THEATRICUM BOTANICUM IN THE 1950s AND LATER DURING THE HIPPIE DAYS OF THE SIXTIES AND SEVENTIES, TOPANGA BECAME A NATURAL PLACE OF FREEDOM AND REFUGE FROM THE CROWDS AND CHAOS OF THE CITIES.
TODAY TOPANGA CONTINUES TO ATTRACT ARTISTIC, CREATIVE INDIVIDUALS, AND THE COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER DURING CELEBRATIONS LIKE EARTH DAY AND TOPANGA DAYS AND IN LOCAL HANGOUTS LIKE THE VENERABLE PAT'S TOPANGA GRILL AS WELL AS FROGGY'S, ABUELITAS, ROCCO'S, AND THE POPULAR MORNING COFFEE SPOT MIMOSA.
>> HOLA, AMIGO.
>> HOLA.
¿COMO ESTA, ADRIANA?
>> I'M FINE.
SO YOU WANT THE USUAL?
>> USUALS FOR ME.
ADRIANA IS FROM GUATEMALA.
TOPANGA IS A VERY MULTICULTURAL PLACE.
>> HOLA.
WELCOME TO MIMOSA CAFE.
HASTA LUEGO.
ADIOS.
>> ADIOS.
>> HASTA LUEGO.
>> GRACIAS.
>> HEY, JOHN, HOW YOU DOING?
>> HI, JOHN.
>> GOOD.
HOW YOU DOING?
>> HOW'S IT GOING, MAN?
>> VERY WELL.
>> HOW ARE THINGS GOING?
>> TOPANGA.
>> YEAH.
YOU COME UP TOPANGA CANYON BOULEVARD, AND SOMETIMES YOU DON'T EVER LEAVE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
WELL, DRIVING THROUGH THE S-CURVES, IT'S LIKE COMING THROUGH THE VEIL.
>> HA HA HA!
THAT'S GOOD, MAN.
>> IT'S JUST IN A DREAM AND ILLUSION.
>> THAT'S VERY GOOD.
HA HA HA!
>> HAVE A GOOD DAY.
>> GO AHEAD.
ENJOY.
YOU, TOO.
>> HEY, MAN, THANK YOU.
HAVE A GOOD DAY.
>> SO, LESLIE, I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS STORE AND THE ENTIRE SHOPPING CENTER ACTUALLY STARTED IN A BOXCAR.
>> YEAH.
WE HAD AN ORGANIC FARM.
WE HAD OUR OWN HONEY AND LOCAL CRAFTS.
YOU KNOW, OVER THE YEARS, WE'VE REALLY EXPANDED.
>> AND NOW IT'S THE CENTERPIECE FOR TOPANGA.
IT'S WHERE PEOPLE MEET.
WE HAVE SOME GREAT RESTAURANTS HERE, AND THERE ARE SOME OTHER SHOPS, BUT WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT THIS SHOP, YOU CAN GET THE CLASSIC TOPANGA T-SHIRTS HERE.
>> YEAH.
WE TRY TO CONSTANTLY CHANGE THEM UP, AND WE HAVE LOCALS WHO ALWAYS WANT THE LATEST ONE.
>> JOSEPH HAS QUITE A SUPPLY.
>> YEAH.
HA HA HA!
>> THE TOPANGA CANYON GALLERY IS AN ARTIST CO-OP.
HOW MANY ARTISTS ARE THERE?
>> THERE'S ABOUT 40 ARTISTS AT THE MOMENT.
>> WHAT MAKES THEM WANT TO EXHIBIT HERE IN TOPANGA?
>> THERE'S A SENSE OF COMMUNITY THAT WE OFFER.
>> AS ARTISTS, WHAT KEEPS YOU HERE?
>> IT'S ALL OF IT.
>> REALLY?
>> IT'S THE SPACE.
IT'S THE NATURE.
IT'S THE INSPIRATION EVERY DAY.
IT'S THE OWLS HOOTING AT NIGHT AND THE COYOTES SINGING.
>> MM-HMM.
>> IT'S ALL OF IT.
>> LOS ANGELES IS FILLED WITH SURPRISES, AND IN NEARBY MALIBU, WE TAKE IN AN ATTRACTION UNEXPECTED IN A PLACE FAMOUS FOR SUN, SAND, AND SURFERS-- WINE COUNTRY.
THAT'S GOOD.
I'M GLAD THE TOUR CAME HERE.
THERE ARE MORE THAT 50 WINERIES IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS, 15 IN MALIBU ALONE, AND 4 TASTING ROOMS.
AT SIP, YOU'RE ENCOURAGED TO DO JUST THAT WITH SAMPLINGS OF CIELO MALIBU ESTATES WINES.
>> THIS IS GOOD.
>> IT'S PRETTY GOOD.
THIS IS REALLY, OF COURSE, THE BEST.
>> THE RESERVE CAB, WE ONLY PRODUCE 75 CASES, OR 3 BARRELS.
>> WOW.
WE THINK YOU HAVE ENOUGH FRIENDS THAT COULD DRINK THAT UP.
>> I WAS ABOUT TO SAY, 3 BARRELS, WE COULD HANDLE THAT.
>> WE COULD DRINK THAT OURSELVES AND A FRIEND.
>> YEAH, EASILY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OH, YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> AND WHAT DO WE SAY IN MALIBU, "COOL, DUDE"?
>> CHEERS.
>> SURF'S UP.
>> AH, EVEN BETTER.
THERE WE GO.
>> WHILE THE PROOF OF THE WINE IS IN THE TASTING, THE ROAD TO A QUALITY VINTAGE BEGINS IN THE VINEYARD.
WE HEAD OVER TO CIELO MALIBU ESTATE FOR THE EARTHY SIDE OF THE MALIBU WINE STORY.
THEY'RE ALREADY STARTING, HUH?
>> YEP.
THE FRUIT SET MAYBE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, AND NOW THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY TO BECOMING GRAPES.
THE GRAPES ARE A PRODUCT OF THE SOIL CONDITIONS.
>> WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE SOIL CONDITIONS?
>> WELL, ALL OF THIS AREA WAS UNDERWATER.
THIS WAS, LIKE, THE OCEAN FLOOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO.
NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN PLANTED HERE.
THERE'S CERTAIN MINERALS THAT YOU FIND IN THIS SOIL GIVE THE WINE A DISTINCT TASTE.
THAT'S THE TERROIR OF THE WINE.
>> AND ONE OF THE MOST PLEASURABLE THINGS THAT I DO IS WALK AROUND IN WINE COUNTRY, AND I'VE DONE IT ALL OVER THE WORLD.
SO IT'S LOVELY FOR US TO KNOW THAT WE'RE JUST 10, 15 MINUTES AWAY, AND HERE IS WINE COUNTRY WITHIN EASY REACH.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> WE LOVE IT.
>> IT MAY BE FREEWAY CLOSE TO THE GLITZ AND GLAMOUR OF TINSELTOWN, BUT TOPANGA IS FAR FROM BEING A TOURIST MECCA, AND CONSEQUENTLY, THERE ARE ONLY A FEW PLACES IN THE CANYON FOR VISITORS TO STAY, YET THOSE ACCOMMODATIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE ARE LIKE TOPANGA ITSELF--UNIQUE AND VERY SPECIAL.
>> ORIGINALLY, WE STARTED AS A SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY FROM OUT OF TOWN, SOMEWHERE TO STAY.
SO THAT WAS REALLY THE INITIAL GOAL.
>> WHAT IS IT LIKE HAVING A BED AND BREAKFAST?
>> I REALLY ENJOY BEING HOME AND COOKING, AND SO I WANTED TO STAY HOME AND WORK.
>> AND YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL PROPERTY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE B&B IS REALLY NICE.
>> AND IT'S EXPANDED.
NOW YOU'RE DOING THE TOURS?
HOW DID YOU CHOOSE WHAT PLACES THAT WE'RE GOING TO STOP IN ON THIS TOUR?
>> THERE'S ONLY ONE REAL WAY TO PICK THE PLACE.
YOU'VE GOT TO TRAVEL AND GO VISIT THE LOCATIONS.
SO WE WENT ALL THE WAY UP THE COAST--SANTA BARBARA, CAMBRIA--SPENT MANY NIGHTS "EXPLORING" THE OPTIONS.
>> HA HA HA!
>> IT'S A HARD JOB, BUT SOMEBODY HAS GOT TO DO IT.
>> RIGHT, EXACTLY.
>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, JULIE, BUT I'VE ENJOYED SEEING TOPANGA FROM A VISITOR'S POINT OF VIEW AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE REST OF THE TOUR.
SO-- >> CHEERS.
>> LONG NOTED AS A CENTER OF ALTERNATIVE LIFESTYLES AND NEW AGE BELIEFS, IN TOPANGA, YOU FEEL TRANSPORTED TO ANOTHER TIME AND PLACE, ESPECIALLY AT THE INN OF THE SEVENTH RAY, WHERE THE SURROUNDINGS AND FOOD ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD.
>> THIS IS FOR YOU GUYS.
>> PLEASE SIT DOWN... >> SURE.
>> IF YOU HAVE A SECOND.
>> YEAH.
I GOT A SECOND.
>> THIS LOOKS AMAZING.
>> WHAT THIS IS IS A POTTED CARROT CAKE--VANILLA PANNA COTTA, CARROT CAKE, POP ROCKS-- >> POP ROCKS?
>> POP ROCKS AND CARROT--ROCKS, SOIL.
THAT'S THE WHOLE IDEA BEHIND IT.
YEAH.
>> EVERYTHING HAS BEEN QUITE TASTY TONIGHT-- >> OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> YOU KNOW, THE MONKFISH, THE CHICKEN, THE CALAMARI.
WHAT'S SO WONDERFUL ABOUT LIVING IN CALIFORNIA IS, WE'RE LIKE THE PRODUCE MARKET OF THE COUNTRY.
>> I FEEL BAD FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIVE IN CALIFORNIA BECAUSE WHEN YOU EAT THIS, YOU EAT THE FRESH FOOD, AND IT JUST TASTES BETTER.
>> EVERYTHING RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING REALLY WAS FABULOUS, AND HOW DO YOU BEAT THE SERENADE OF FROGS?
>> EXACTLY.
>> THIS IS FABULOUS.
>> PEOPLE ACTUALLY TELL US-- THEY'RE LIKE, "CAN YOU TURN DOWN THE FROG MUSIC?"
WE'RE LIKE-- THEY JUST TRULY DON'T BELIEVE US THAT THAT IS, LIKE, REAL FROGS.
I DON'T KNOW.
THROW A ROCK BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S THE ONLY VOLUME-DOWN BUTTON, YOU KNOW?
>> WELL, THANK YOU FROM TOPANGA... >> THANK YOU, GUYS.
>> FOR COMING TO TOPANGA.
[SMOOTH JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING] >> WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF PLACES TO DINE HERE IN TOPANGA, BUT WHAT WE DO HAVE ARE VERY SPECIAL.
DURING THE SUMMERS ON FRIDAYS HERE AT THE CANYON BISTRO, THEY HAVE TERRIFIC MUSIC WITH FANTASTIC MUSICIANS THAT SIT IN HERE.
IT'S NOT SURPRISING BECAUSE TOPANGA IS FAMOUS FOR ALL THE GREAT ARTISTS AND ACTORS AND MUSICIANS THAT LIVE HERE.
YEAH.
THIS IS A WONDERFUL WAY TO END OUR TOPANGA DAY.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY.
>> HAPPY ANNIVERSARY.
[APPLAUSE] [CHIMES RING] >> ♪ OM SHANTI ♪ >> AFTER A TYPICALLY TOPANGAN MORNING OF MEDITATION, YOGA, MASSAGE, AND A HEALTHY BREAKFAST, WE TAKE OFF ON THE NEXT LEG OF OUR CALIFORNIA COASTAL TOUR, TRAVELING NORTH ON PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY TO THE SEASIDE TOWN OF SANTA BARBARA.
KNOWN AS THE AMERICAN RIVIERA, SANTA BARBARA BOASTS THE COAST AND THE CLIMATE THAT ALLOWS IT TO LIVE UP TO THE NAME.
WITH ITS HISTORIC MISSION, SPANISH-STYLE COURTYARDS, AND LIVELY SHOPS AND CAFES ON STATE STREET, IT'S A PLEASANT STOP WHERE YOU CAN ENJOY ITS MEDITERRANEAN AMBIANCE AND CALIFORNIA FLAIR.
STRETCHING TO FROM SOUTH OBISPO BEACH TO SAN SIMEON IN THE NORTH AND FLANKED BY THE MOUNTAINS AND THE SEA, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY IS THE HEART OF CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL COAST.
IT OFFERS BEACHES, FORESTED CANYONS, BIRD SANCTUARIES, ELEPHANT SEAL COLONIES, AND THE QUIET PLEASURES OF SMALL-TOWN LIFE WHERE YOU CAN SLOW DOWN AND TAKE IT EASY.
WE BEGAN OUR WINDING DOWN AT THE BAILEYANA WINE TASTING ROOM.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE WINES HERE IN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THAT DIFFERENTIATE THEM FROM OTHER WINE COUNTRIES HERE IN CALIFORNIA?
>> AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE GETTING A LITTLE WIND WHIPPED HERE.
>> UH-HUH.
YEAH.
>> SO THE COASTAL INFLUENCE IS HUGE.
WE HAVE THIS VALLEY WHERE THE WIND COMES IN EVERY AFTERNOON.
IT LEADS TO SOME LONG SEASONS OF FRUIT GROWING, WHICH INTENSIFIES THE FRUIT AND ALLOWS FOR US TO MAKE SOME INCREDIBLE WINES.
>> THIS IS AN INTERESTING WHITE.
YOU HAVE SOME UNUSUAL WHITES, RIGHT?
>> WE DO.
YOU'RE DRINKING THE TANGENT RIESLING WINE.
TANGENT IS AN ALTERNATIVE WHITE WINE BRAND.
THEY PRODUCE ALL WHITES-- STAINLESS STEEL-FERMENTED, SCREW CAPS, EASY FOR PICNICS.
>> AND YOURS?
>> AND I AM DRINKING A BLEND.
I'M DRINKING THE TRENZA BRAND.
THIS IS A BLEND OF GRENACHE BLANC AND ALBARINO.
>> ALBARINO?
>> YES.
>> OH, THOSE ARE ALTERNATIVE WINES, AND WITH THIS CLIMATE, I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PRODUCE MY FAVORITE WINE--PINOT NOIR.
WHO PRODUCED THIS?
>> THIS IS BAILEYANA PINOT NOIR.
>> AND WE'RE ACTUALLY AT THEIR WINE TASTING ROOM, WHICH IS QUITE CUTE, AN OLD SCHOOLHOUSE.
>> IT DEPICTS OUR SLO LIFE HERE, S-L-O, SAN LUIS OBISPO-- UNPRETENTIOUS, UNHURRIED, UNSCRIPTED, BOCCE, WINE, GOOD FOOD.
IT'S ALL GOOD.
>> OOH.
>> OOH HOO HOO!
>> WATCH THIS.
>> OOH OOH OOH OOH.
OH, NO.
I THINK YOU MAY BE CLOSER.
>> I DEFINITELY AM.
THERE'S NO QUESTION.
HA HA HA!
>> I DON'T KNOW.
MINE'S PRETTY CLOSE.
SAN LUIS OBISPO IS THE OLDEST AND LARGEST CITY IN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY.
IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1772 AS THE MISSION SAN LUIS OBISPO DE TOLOSA.
THERE ARE 43,000 RESIDENTS AND 17,000 CAL POLY STUDENTS.
SO IT'S A VERY EXCITING, VIBRANT, AND ALIVE COMMUNITY WITH LOTS OF FESTIVALS AND EVENTS THAT TAKE PLACE IN THE DOWNTOWN AND MISSION PLAZA AREA THAT YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN.
WELL, SAN LUIS OBISPO'S FARMERS MARKET IS BROKEN INTO 3 PIECES.
THERE'S THE FARMERS MARKET.
THEN THERE'S ARTS AND CRAFTS AND ENTERTAINMENT, AND THEN ON THAT END OF THE STREET, THOSE RESTAURANTS COME OUT ONTO THE STREET AND SERVE PEOPLE, AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 1983, EVERY THURSDAY EXCEPT THANKSGIVING THURSDAY.
SO YOU CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON IT.
>> BRING IT ON, FOLKS.
WHAT'LL YOU HAVE?
WHAT'LL YOU HAVE?
WHAT'LL YOU HAVE?
WHAT'LL YOU HAVE?
3 PLAYERS HERE.
>> 3 PLAYERS.
>> COME AND GET IT, FOLKS.
COME AND GET IT.
>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, TONEY?
>> WE GOT OUR REGULARS, MAN.
THEY ALREADY KNOW EVERYTHING THEY WANT.
>> EVERYBODY IS LINED UP HERE.
>> HEY, LADIES!
WHAT'LL YOU HAVE?
WHAT'LL YOU HAVE?
WHAT'LL YOU HAVE?
WHAT'LL YOU HAVE?
>> WHAT'LL YOU HAVE?
>> PULLEY OUT!
>> YEAH!
>> NUMBER 3?
>> YEAH.
>> PORK OUT.
YEP.
YOU WANT THAT.
YEP.
PORK RIBS.
GIVE THEM 5.
>> GIVE THEM 5.
>> WE SAY IT'S 4.
WE ALWAYS GIVE THEM 5 BECAUSE WE LOVE THEM.
>> I WANT THAT BIG PORK MUNCHIE, THAT BIG-- >> MUNCHIE OUT!
>> MUNCHIE OUT, MUNCHIE OUT, MUNCHIE OUT.
>> WELL, YELL IT.
SHE WANTS THE BIG ONE, MAN.
YEAH!
>> YAY!
>> WOW!
>> WHOO!
>> TWO PLAYERS UP.
BIRDIE UP.
MUNCHIE OUT.
COME AND GET IT, FOLKS.
COME AND GET IT.
YO NO TENGO.
>> HE WANTS A VEGGIE BURGER.
>> WRONG PLACE.
>> HA!
WRONG STOP.
>> EVERYTHING IS FATTENING.
>> WHAT'LL YOU HAVE?
>> PULLED PORK S-- >> YOU YELL, "PULLEY OUT."
>> PULLEY OUT!
>> OH, YEAH!
PULLEY OUT!
>> YEAH!
>> HA HA HA!
>> COME AND GET IT, FOLKS.
COME AND GET IT.
>> THIS IS A LOT OF FUN.
THIS IS MORE FUN I'VE HAD OVER MEAT IN MY LIFE.
>> FIRE CHOKE!
>> FIRE CHOKE!
>> BIRD IS THE WORD.
TRI-TIP UP!
>> WHAT'LL YOU HAVE?
WHAT'LL YOU HAVE?
WHAT'LL YOU HAVE?
>> ARTICHOKE!
>> OH, I KNOW YOU.
ARTICHOKE!
>> FIRE CHOKE!
>> FIRE CHOKE!
>> KISSED WITH SMOKE.
>> YOU LIKE WITH SMOKE?
>> COME AND GET IT, FOLKS.
COME AND GET IT.
>> SWEETIE, BYE!
SO YOU GET THE PICTURE HERE?
COMING HERE TO THE THURSDAY NIGHT MARKET IN SAN LUIS OBISPO IS MOSTLY ABOUT... >> HAVING FUN.
>> HAVING FUN.
PORK OUT!
>> PORK OUT!
PORK OUT!
>> PORK OUT!
>> SWINE IS FINE TO DINE.
>> MM!
I WORKED HARD, BUT IT WAS WORTH IT.
PORK OUT!
>> PORK OUT!
>> HA HA HA!
[LATIN-ROCK FUSION MUSIC PLAYING] >> ♪ I LIKE THE WAY YOU FEEL, GIRL YOU KNOW IT FEELS SO RIGHT I LIKE THE WAY YOU MOVE ME WHEN YOU'RE HOLDING ME TIGHT HOO!
♪ [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] >> THROUGHOUT SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY YOU FIND MANY HIDDEN GEMS, FROM HARMONY GLASSWORKS TO SYCAMORE HOT SPRINGS AND THE EL COLIBRI HOTEL, AN INTIMATE, COMFORTABLY APPOINTED PROPERTY IN CAMBRIA JUST STEPS AWAY FROM BEAUTIFULLY RUGGED MOONSTONE BEACH, THE PERFECT PLACE FOR A SEASIDE STROLL.
IT'S NOT THE BEACH, BUT THE ROCK THAT'S THE MAIN ATTRACTION AT MORROW BAY.
THE 581-FOOT MORROW ROCK LORDS OVER THIS STILL-THRIVING FISHING VILLAGE, WHERE JULIE AND I GET DOWN AND DIRTY WITH MY FAVORITE SEAFOOD--OYSTERS.
>> HA HA HA!
>> HA!
THIS IS FUN.
>> OH.
COME ON.
HAVE YOU TRIED MARKETING THIS MUD, LIKE, FOR FACIALS OR SOMETHING?
>> NO, NOT YET.
SO THIS IS MY OFFICE.
IT'S A GOOD VIEW EVERY DAY.
IF YOU JUST SET YOUR BASKET RIGHT IN FRONT HERE AND JUST START-- >> THE BAGS ARE TO PROTECT THEM, OR WHAT?
>> THEY ALLOW US TO MANAGE THE BAGS, TO MOVE THEM TOGETHER.
IT ALSO KEEP PREDATORS FROM EATING THE OYSTERS.
EACH ONE OF OUR BAGS HAS ABOUT 150 MARKET-SIZE OYSTERS IN IT.
>> HOW DID YOU GET INTO THE OYSTER BUSINESS?
>> EVER SINCE I WAS 5, I WANTED TO BE A MARINE BIOLOGIST, AND I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT IT MEANT.
I JUST KNEW THAT I GOT TO WORK WITH THE OCEAN.
IF YOU WANT TO HELP ME OVER HERE, YOU JUST HOLD THE END AND LIFT IT UP... >> RIGHT.
>> AND I'LL PULL THIS, AND THEN WE'LL DUMP.
>> OH, LOOK.
THERE THEY ARE.
WHOO!
>> HERE WE GO.
LET'S HEAD BACK TO THE BARGE WITH OUR BOUNTY.
WE ARE DOING AROUND 10,000 OYSTERS A WEEK.
>> 10,000?
>> YEAH.
>> HOW ABOUT THROUGHOUT A YEAR?
I MEAN, HOW MANY OYSTERS DO YOU PULL OUT OF HERE?
>> RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE ABOUT HALF A MILLION OYSTERS ON THE FARM... >> OH... >> AND THIS OYSTER RIGHT HERE IS CLOSE TO A YEARLING, AND THEN WE HAVE OTHER OYSTERS THAT START RANGING UP IN SIZE.
>> LOOK AT THAT.
>> THIS OYSTER RIGHT HERE IS PROBABLY ABOUT 3 YEARS OLD.
SO OUR CREW WHEN WE COME OUT HERE, WE DUMP THE BASKETS OUT HERE, AND THEN WE SORT THEM BY SIZE.
MEDIUMS.
COME ON.
GET IN HERE.
YOU CAN DO SOME SORTING.
>> WATCH OUT THERE.
HERE?
>> YEP, PERFECT.
YOU'RE DOING GOOD.
YOU'RE HIRED.
HA HA HA!
I WOULD SAY OUR MOST POPULAR OYSTER FOR A RAW OYSTER ON THE HALF-SHELL IS THE EXTRA SMALL OYSTER.
IT'S GOT A REAL SALTY, BRINY FLAVOR.
IT TASTES LIKE YOU JUST WENT SURFING.
>> YEAH.
I LOVE THAT.
I LOVE IT.
TASTES LIKE THE OCEAN.
>> IT DOES, EXACTLY LIKE THE OCEAN, AND IT GETS A NICE, LITTLE MELON FINISH.
>> NOW, I'VE SHUCKED A FEW OYSTERS IN MY DAY, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A PROFESSIONAL DO IT.
MAYBE I CAN LEARN A FEW TIPS.
>> YOU PICKED A GOOD OYSTER.
I WIGGLE LIKE I'M TRYING TO GET A KEY IN A LOCK.
YOU CAN FEEL THE KNIFE GET STUCK IN THERE.
I TURN THAT KEY 45 DEGREES, AND IT JUST POPS THE HINGE.
>> WOW.
>> I'M GONNA SLIDE MY KNIFE STRAIGHT ACROSS, AND I'M GONNA SNIP THE MUSCLE, FLICK OUT ANY KIND OF SHELL OR DEBRIS THAT'S IN THE OYSTER, AND THEN I'M GONNA CUT THE MUSCLE, AND ONCE YOU'VE DONE THAT, THE OYSTERS ARE COLD AND FRESH, SO NOW IT'S TIME TO EAT AND ENJOY.
>> [SLURPS] OH, MY GOSH.
OH, MY GOSH, THAT'S SO FRESH.
>> IT'S A FRESH OYSTER.
>> MM, YOU CAN TASTE THE SEA.
OH, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING US TO THE BAY AND TO OYSTERS.
IT'S A 30-MILE DRIVE FROM MORROW BAY ALONG ROCKY SHORES AND THROUGH ROLLING HILLS TO THE EDGE OF BIG SUR AND HEARST CASTLE.
CALIFORNIA'S ONLY PALACE IS PERCHED ON A HILL THAT RISES FROM THE SEA AT SAN SIMEON AND LOOMS OVER LANDS THAT ONCE HELD A HERD OF AMERICAN BISON AND THE WORLD'S LARGEST PRIVATE ZOO.
PART MUSEUM, PART FANTASY LAND, THE CASTLE IS NEWSPAPER MAGNATE WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST'S LIVING LEGACY.
IN 1865, GEORGE HEARST, A VERY SUCCESSFUL MINER, BOUGHT 46,000 ACRES HERE.
HIS SON WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST WAS TWO YEARS OLD AT THE TIME AND FROM THAT TIME, VACATIONED OFTEN WITH HIS FAMILY UP HERE ON CAMP HILL.
HIS MOTHER DIED IN 1919.
WILLIAM RANDOLPH INHERITED THE FAMILY WEALTH, BUT HE WAS ALREADY A MAJOR MEDIA MOGUL AT THE AGE OF 56 WITH INTERESTS IN NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, AND MOTION PICTURES.
HE SAID TO HIS ARCHITECT, "WE'RE TIRED OF SLEEPING IN TENTS.
LET'S BUILD A LITTLE SOMETHING HERE."
HEARST CASTLE IS THAT LITTLE SOMETHING.
>> WELCOME TO MR. HEARST'S OFFICE, THE GOTHIC STUDY.
HERE'S MR. HEARST AT THE AGE OF 31, AND YOU CAN SEE THIS FABULOUS ROOM, THESE MAGNIFICENT ARCHES, WHICH ARE ACTUALLY PART OF THE STRUCTURE, AND THE GREGORIAN CHANT SHADES.
THESE WERE TAKEN FROM ACTUAL CHANT BOOKS.
CAN YOU IMAGINE TRYING TO HOLD A BUSINESS MEETING IN A ROOM LIKE THIS?
YOU'D BE LOOKING AROUND, NOT PAYING ANY ATTENTION TO WHAT'S GOING ON.
WELL, HERE WE'RE WALKING INTO WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST'S BEDROOM, AND REALLY, AS FAR AS THE OPULENCE OF THE ESTATE, IT'S A VERY MODEST ROOM.
>> WELL, IF WILLIAM HEARST DIDN'T HAVE THE OPULENCE, HE DEFINITELY HAD THE VIEW.
>> HE REALLY HAD THE VIEW.
WHEN HE WALKED INTO THIS ROOM, HE SAW PIEDRAS BLANCAS, THE WHITE ROCKS.
THAT WAS THE FIRST SPANISH LAND GRANT HIS FATHER PURCHASED.
VERY IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO VIEW THE EXPANSE OF THE RANCH AND WHERE IT ALL STARTED.
>> HOW DID THEY COMPARE AS FAR AS STYLE, THE TWO MEN?
>> WELL, WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST, HE WAS LARGER THAN LIFE.
ONE IN 4 AMERICANS READ A HEARST PUBLICATION.
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT POWER?
WHEREAS HIS FATHER WAS A QUIET MAN.
HE WAS A SENATOR.
HE WAS THE ONE THAT MADE IT ALL HAPPEN--THE SILVER, THE GOLD, THE COPPER, THE LAND.
WELL, HERE WE'RE COMING INTO THE NORTH GOTHIC BEDROOM, WHICH IS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE SITTING ROOM FROM MR. HEARST'S BEDROOM, AND THIS IS ACTUALLY THE BEDROOM OF HIS COMPANION OF 36 YEARS MARION DAVIES.
>> 36 YEARS?
>> 36 YEARS THEY WERE TOGETHER.
>> WHAT HAPPENED WHEN MRS. HEARST CAME TO VISIT?
>> WELL, MRS. HEARST STAYED IN ONE OF THE GUEST COTTAGES, CASA DEL MAR.
MISS DAVIES WOULD GO TO SANTA MONICA.
IT WAS AN ARRANGEMENT.
THEY KNEW ABOUT EACH OTHER, BUT IT WORKED.
>> HMM.
>> WHEN MISS DAVIES WAS HERE, OF COURSE, THIS WAS THE PLACE WHERE THE HOLLYWOOD COLONY WOULD COME.
ANYONE THAT WAS ANYBODY IN HOLLYWOOD AT THE TIME WAS INVITED TO THE RANCH.
WELL, HERE WE ARE IN THE DINING ROOM.
THIS IS WHERE EVERYONE CAME TO TAKE THEIR MEALS.
LOOK AT WHAT YOU'RE SURROUNDED WITH--THE SILVER, 16th-CENTURY ITALIAN CEILING, 17th-CENTURY FLEMISH TAPESTRIES.
>> AND A BOTTLE OF KETCHUP AND MUSTARD.
>> KETCHUP, MUSTARD, PICKLES, RELISH, EVERYTHING IN ITS STORE-BOUGHT CONTAINER BECAUSE YOU WERE INVITED TO THE RANCH.
>> HOW MUCH ART IS THERE HERE?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE 25,000 PIECES.
IT'S ONLY 1/10 OF WHAT HEARST COLLECTED IN HIS LIFETIME.
>> IT'S AMAZING.
>> IT REALLY IS, AND, YOU KNOW, HE WAS VERY INVOLVED WITH HIS ARCHITECT JULIA MORGAN TO THE POINT OF WRITING ON THE DRAWING.
MR. HEARST WROTE TO JULIA MORGAN IN 1926.
HE SAYS, "A GREAT MANY THINGS ARE COMING TO THE RANCH.
I'VE DECIDED TO DIVEST MYSELF OF THE LEAST DESIRABLE ITEMS AND COLLECT THE BEST I CAN AFFORD FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO ENJOY."
>> SO ONE MAN'S VISION HAS BECOME A TREASURE TO ALL OF US.
>> YEAH.
WE ARE LIVING THAT VISION, A CALIFORNIA STATE PARK.
WE CAN ACCOMMODATE 5,400 PEOPLE A DAY.
>> WOW.
>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR ACCOMMODATING US.
>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.
IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE.
>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON OUR CALIFORNIA COAST ADVENTURE.
IN 1968, I CAME TO CALIFORNIA TO ATTEND GRADUATE SCHOOL AT UCLA.
I INTENDED TO STAY TWO YEARS.
I'VE LIVED HERE 44.
6 YEARS AGO, I MET JULIE, AND SHE JOINED ME AND HER CHILDREN, WHO WERE ALREADY HERE, IN CALIFORNIA.
CALIFORNIA IS THE COUNTRY'S MOST POPULOUS STATE, AND MOST OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE CAME FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE.
THEY CAME FOR MANY REASONS, AND IN THE TRUE AMERICAN SPIRIT, THEY TRAVELED WEST TO THE EDGE OF THE CONTINENT IN SEARCH OF THE OPPORTUNITY AND FREEDOM TO FOLLOW THEIR DREAMS.
YES.
IN CALIFORNIA, THE WIND BLOWS, THE EARTH SHAKES, MUD SLIDES, AND YET FROM OUT OF ALL THAT MOVING AND SHAKING, SOMETHING NEW IS ALWAYS BORN.
OUR TOUR OF THE SMALLER TOWNS AND MAGNIFICENT, RUGGED BEAUTY OF CALIFORNIA'S COAST HAS REMINDED US THAT EVEN ON THOSE DAYS WHEN IT SEEMS YOUR DREAMS WILL NOT COME TRUE, INSPIRATION TO KEEP ON TRUCKING IS JUST OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR.
UNTIL NEXT TIME, TS S IS JOS ROSENDO, REMINDING YOU OF THE WORDS OF MARK TWAIN--"TRAVEL IS FATAL TO PREJUDICE, BIGOTRY, AND NARROW-MINDEDNESS."
HAPPY TRAVELING.
>> JOSEPH ROSENDO'S "TRAVELSCOPE" IS MADE POSSIBLE BY VOLVO'S OVERSEAS DELIVERY PROGRAM, WHERE BUYERS CAN PICK UP A NEW VOLVO IN SWEDEN, USE IT IN EUROPE, AND THEN HAVE IT JOIN THEM AT HOME; NO-JET-LAG JET LAG PREVENTION; AUBERGE RESORTS' DISTINCTIVE COLLECTION OF LUXURY RESORTS, RESIDENCES, AND SPAS.
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[CAPTIONED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE --www.ncicap.org--] >> OOH.
OOH OOH OOH OOH.
OH, MY GOSH.
>> CHEERS.
[SEALS BARKING] >> I WAS HERE IN THE SEVENTIES WHEN THIS WAS THE GETTY MUSEUM.
NOW IT'S THE GETTY VILLA WITH JUST THE ANTIQUITIES.
THIS IS PERFECT RIGHT HERE IN PARADISE COVE.
THINK IT'S THE ONLY PLACE ON THE CALIFORNIA COAST YOU CAN HAVE A BEER AND HAVE YOUR FEET IN THE SAND, AS WELL.
>> WHAT A GREAT ENDING TO A WONDERFUL TRIP.
>> I'M HAPPY BECAUSE I'M WORKING!
>> HA!
>> I LOVE MY JOB!
>> YEAH!
HEY!
I LOVE MY JOB.
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