*Start at Renaud’s Coffee shop on Coast Village Road, park in back.

*Walk down to the tunnel by the Chevron station and cross under the 101 freeway.

*On the south side of 101 walk by the house with all the pig statues and pig landscape art. House is said to belong to a retired police officer.

*Turn right into the Music Academy of the West grounds and walk through this area.

*Turn left with the cemetery across the street on your right. In front of you through the arched gateway is the back of Ty Warner’s house. He is the man who invented Beanie Babies.

*Walk along the bicycle trail to the right of Ty Warner’s house down to Butterfly Beach.

*Butterfly Beach is named after the Monarch Butterflies that used to inhabit the native grasses along the beach. This is a west facing beach with views towards Stearn’s Wharf and Shoreline Park.

*Walk along either the street or beach down to the Coral Casino Beach and Cabana Club. It is said that Thomas Keller of French Laundry Restaurant fame will be opening a new restaurant there soon.

*Across the street is the Four Seasons Resort Biltmore that was constructed in 1927 and is currently undergoing a major renovation.

*From here return to Coast Village Road crossing over the 101 freeway and to Renaud’s Coffee shop for treats.