On the coastal highway (101, I think?) the bus ride would NOT be boring. Its very much a seat of the pants ride up there, and worth the price of admission. That twisty piece of asphalt built on ledges along sheer coastal cliffs could make a dead atheist jump up out of his unconsecrated grave and be praying fervently in no time. Especially in a bus if it was raining hard. Its not a road, its a religious experience.

Ed