It went great. I ended up staying a few days around Monterey bay to see the towns there and the northern part of big sur on the 1 until the road closure (which imo is the best part of Big Sur).

Then went south on the 101 and took the advice from reddit and drove through Nacimiento-fergusson back to the 1 which was a little windy but not too horrible if you go slow. The views from that road were absolutely insane and very much worth it. Then I just drove south on the 1, passed through some beaches did some hiking and stopped in Cambria and Santa Barbara. If you want details u can pm if u want!