Blogs from Monterey, California, United States, North America - page 4

From Yosemite we headed to the Californian coast. The landscape was surprisingly mountainous on the way right up to the coastal area. We rented a house in Cambria which was in a fantastic location with sea views and was a short walk from a boardwalk which led right along the coast. The temperatures were much more comfortable here but we were engulfed in sea mist a couple of times during our stay. It is a very rugged coastline with very little touristy development. Cambria itself is a quaint seaside town with very arty shops and a few good coffee and eating places. During our stay we visited the Madonna Inn, a hotel with themed rooms and a very OTT, tacky interior. It actually has nothing to do with the singer Madonna but it reflected her image ... read more

Vannacht op een saaie campground geslapen, gewoon een grote betonnen parkeerplaats met wat picknicktafels maar met bijzondere achtergrondgeluiden, namelijk de zeeleeuwen!!! En daar liggen er hier heel veel van, trossen tegelijk liggen over elkaar heen, geweldig leuk om te zien al snauwen ze er heel wat af. Vanmiddag kaarten gekocht voor een whalewatching cruise morgenochtend,we moeten al om 9.15 in monterey zijn en gaan dan op pad... het is het hoogseizoen van de humpbackwhale maar ze zien hier ook vaak orca's, verschillende soorten dolfijnen, we zijn heel benieuwd en ik heb er heel veel zin in. Vanmiddag een nieuwe spijkerbroek en een mooi warm vest gekocht omdat het fris is op de boot. Het is hier erg bewolkt, de temperatuur is hier veel lager dan in het binnenland. BBQen lukt niet vanavond, dus voor het eerst ... read more

Start: Santa Cruz Ziel: Monterey Tageskilometer: 87.9, Höchstgeschwindigkeit: 48.3 Gesamtkilometer: 6'637.9. Standen heute auf dem Biker-Camping als Letze auf (ca. 08.00 h) und genossen unser Frühstück. Da wir keine richtige Karte hatten fuhren wir gleich von Anfang an falsch. Das Problem ist, es hat viele Bike-Lanes aber meist keine Wegweiser und viele kleine Strassen. So fahren wir hinunter zum Meer und auf der Beach-Road dem Wasser entlang. Doch plötzlich hört diese auf und wurde zur Privatstrasse… Deshalb alles zurück und dann steil wieder zur Küste hoch… Training again… Kamen dann an riesigen Erdbeerfeldern vorbei mit vielen mexikanischen PflückerInnen. Dann holte uns Jamie aus Nordirland auf seinem alten, hier gekauften Fahrrad ein. Er hatte wie alle anderen den Veloreiseführer „Pazifik-Coast“ dabei aber irgendwie stimmte die Beschr... read more

We continue our adventure around the crescent shaped Monterey Bay. Just up the road was Natural Bridges State Beach. The park features a natural bridge across a section of the beach. We found the bridge to be home to hundreds of brown pelicans. Wow, do they ever smell awful. With the fog burning off, we decided to kick it into gear to our next destination…Monterey; site of John Steinbeck’s book “Cannery Row”. Besides the Aquarium, the town is filled with trinket and gift shops. After meeting up with our soul mates (the strong silent types) we headed in for HAPPY hour at a local tavern called Sly McFly’s for some local ale. The following day we took the 17-Mile Drive scenic road through Pacific Grove and Pebble Beach on the Monterey Peninsula, much of which hugs ... read more

Geo: 36.5976, -121.897Up and went down to the harbor to see what we could see. Went to the Deli again for breakfast but owner was not in a very good mood because he came and told Robert he did not like our cords spread out everywhere and we could leave, so we did.Decided to rent bikes...had looked at renting kayaks but they were sit on top and there was a breeze and so decided the bikes would be the better option. It was a beautiful day to ride and we headed up toward Lover's Point stopping along the way to enjoy the view.One of the interesting things we saw while we were bicycling were the fishing boats that were out in the bay. They seemed to be crowded together but seemed to be working out ok. ... read more