Like pioneers traveling westward on wagon train, we too are thrilled to finally see the Pacific Ocean. It's been a long time coming. The salty sea-breeze, the familiar wail of sea-gulls, the methodical crashing of waves up against the rocky shores below. In many ways the trip seems somehow complete even though we remain hundreds of miles away from our destination. It's almost too familiar. Where are the white sandy beaches, the sun-bronzed Californians hitting the surf? Outside the wind is whipping and it is cold. After pulling off the road at a public beach, we pull out our fle [View Full Entry]

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Today is not only Father’s Day, but also the planned celebration of my dad’s 60th birthday at Tarpy’s Roadhouse Restaurant in his hometown of Monterey, CA. My dad is truly the most amazing man that I know. Anyone who is fortunate enough to meet my dad will agree that he is patient, compassionate, loving, well-respected, and humble. From my earliest memories, my dad has always been my biggest supporter, the best advice-giver, and the most influential person in my life. Growing up, my dad taught me the importance of 1) expressing love (from the little things like packing m [View Full Entry]

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This morning brought back so many childhood memories. Although we are staying at my Uncle Jeff’s house in Del Rey Oaks, it felt eerily similar to the times when we would stay at Grandpa and Grandma B’s house in Monterey when I was younger. This morning we woke up to Uncle Benny’s famous sour cream pancakes, portuguese sausage, and sizzling bacon. The house was full of life as multi-generations of our family came in and out throughout the day and well into the wee hours of Sunday morning. We of course reminisced about the old times, but also caught up on [View Full Entry]

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Hej! Mads her. I dag skulle vi forlade San Francisco, snøft, snøft , og skulle til Monterey med akvarium og det hele, HURRA! . Dagen startede med et check-ud over fjernsyn og telefon, hvorefter vi hurtigt kom afsted i Chevy'en med kufferter, citron juice og the tricks. Mig og Emil nåede knap nok at spørge: "Hvornår er vi der?" før vi nåede første stop, Gilroy, outlet byen over dem alle! Vi startede i en Samsonite butik, da mor gerne ville se på en ekstra kuffert eller to, specielt i lime-grønt! Det endte dog med en slags blå sportstaske-kuffert hybrid og [View Full Entry]

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Efter vi ankom til Monterey i går er vi for alvor begyndt at føle at vi er i gang med noget helt specielt. Restauranten (Willy's Smokehouse) var rigtig ærke Amerikansk, med en duft af BBQ + grill, god musik, TV I Baren og et glad højlydt selskab der rå-hyggede ved nabo bordet. Det gjorde vi også jvf. Mads' rammende beskrivelse fra i går. Prikken over i'et var nok da Emil, som ellers ikke er mest kendt for at strø om sig med roser, sagde "Det her er den bedste restaurant jeg har været på!" - Right-On, Emil. Dagen i dag [View Full Entry]

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We're up early this morning, but not as early as some bikers! They're not your usual bikers, they're a bunch of 'seniors' as they like to call OAP's here and they're jostling for brekkie! I never imagined having to fight a grandpa in spandex over a toasted bagel! Kev as usual is no help, he's just giggling himself stupid. After managing to scavenge some coffee we retreat to our room and munch bagels while watching (well we would watch if there weren't so many bloody adverts), Buffy the Vampire Slayer! I pack up and we check out, today we're off [View Full Entry]

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Today we set off from LA to Monterey. After waiting for ages at Alamo as their computers aren't working, we pick out our Pontiac GT. It's nice, it's very nice and it goes very very fast. The speed is wasted as the speed limit is 65 in all the states we're visiting. We set the Sat Nav for Monterey and drive via Pacific Coast Highway. Kev pulls over in Santa Monica so I can take photos of the pier, it's the one used in the Lost Boys and makes me feel like I'm a teenager again. As we drive up [View Full Entry]

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Northern/Central, CA North America » United States » California » Monterey By ReyDar April 14th 2007 Darla Rendon Patterson --> Livermore --> Monterey --> Carmel --> Solvang ALL in ONE weekend Patterson, Ca. Visit [View Full Entry]

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We were headed to Monterey after San Francisco, but it was not going to be an easy journey. Of course, our train was early, and we had to get to Oakland station. To get to Oakland from our hostel, we had to get up at 6am and walk 4 blocks to catch the BART to central Oakland. You would think this would be enough, but no -- we then had to find a bus and catch that to the Amtrak station. Our train was meant to leave at 8.40am from the Amtrak station, and we arrived at 8.10am just incase, [View Full Entry]

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Now we are headed south down California 1 - the Coastal Highway - and have stopped at Monterey. Last night we went to the liveliest bar in town - it was the English pub - but we met some friendly locals. This morning we visited the huge aquarium with sharks and 300 lb tuna and 1500lb sun fish. But our best memories are the sea lions and the really cute sea otters at Fisherman’s Warf. [View Full Entry]

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