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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After being at Pt. Lobos for only a short period of time, one quickly realizes the beauty and character of this place is found nowhere else on earth. Endemic species abound in California, and Pt. Lobos is no exception. Like a microcosm of the unique character that comprises the California Floristic Province, this biological hotspot is teeming with diversity. Speckeled Granite cliffs inhabited by Cormorants; Lichens that cover the conifer forest like icing; Harbor Seals swimming through a kelp forest. We find three keystone species here that are cherished throughout the world- The Monterey [View Full Entry]

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I just got back from 4 days off. They were great days off, but that last one was one of those where you realize at 10pm that you are still in your pajama pants and haven't gone outside......I got a lot done, just never left the house. I opened the door just so I could say I SAW outside. Needless to say, my brain was a bit fuzzy when I got to work. You know how I could tell? I had trouble counting to 50.....not normally a major deal, but I am flying on a 50-seat airplane and one of my [View Full Entry]

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One never has a bad day in Monterey Bay. [View Full Entry]

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We drown south on the Pacific Coast Highway and the scenes were super. Monterey is a neat little town so we biked around and visited some historic spots. On the way to Big Sur we took the drive around Pebble Beach Golf Course and just enjoyed in the ocean views. For some reason the ocean just mesmerizes me [View Full Entry]

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Next it was the bit I was really looking forward to, the drive down the Pacific Highway from San Francisco to San Diego. We went to drop off the Purple Milk Van at Sacramento Airport and ended up keeping it!! It looks like a stunted Hurst, but it only had 16 miles on the clock when we picked it up and we had sort of got used to it. The only change that happened was Jo being put on as an additional driver…… : s The first stop was going to be somewhere along Monteray Bay, which goes from Santa Cruz [View Full Entry]

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As soon as we got out of the car in Monterey we got a temperature shock! The temperature had dropped a good 25-30 F. It was about 50F or 15C. We had to go to a store and buy a fleece jacket each. Monterey is a quaint fishing town. We had a lot of fun walking around and sightseeing there. It used to be one of the biggest sardine canning towns 60 years ago until the sardines were depleted... [View Full Entry]

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Hello Children of the Corn!!!! (and anyone else who may be reading this blog) well... First of all, we've added tons of Pictures to the Blog. I highly recomed opening up the entry "Bali Bali Oh My!!!" for fabulous pics from Indo... However, the pictures start in our last Thailand entry and those aren't too shabby either!.... I know we're missing a few entries-worth of pictures, but they're currently in the mail somewhere between here and Australia, so we'll put those on the Blog when we can :-) Benji and I are doing great. We've been in California for almost a [View Full Entry]

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