http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Monterey/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , California , Monterey en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:31:45 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:31:45 UTC Morro Bay Morro Strand State Beach Campground.01112002. Morro Bay039s Embarcadero despite its blingbling facade is bustling with activity. Fish and chips restaurants abound displaying the day039s catch from the many fishing boats on tables outside reminding me off my empty belly.The crews of small boats are busy unloading plastic crates full with crabs cod salmon and lobster shell http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Monterey/blog-349981.html Happy ThanksgivingThe last leg of our route consisted of Pacific Coast Highway and entering the Monterey Bay area. Nothing like seeing miles of campers lined up against PCH and not having a boring moment I95 don't have nothing on PCHWe had our first family Thanksgiving in Monterey and although we aren't situated in our new home yet we had an excellent turkey buffet dinner at a great restauran http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Monterey/blog-349433.html Ik vrees dat dit de laatste entry wordt in deze Travelblog. Heel spijtig want dat betekent dat we al weer rond zijn.Ondanks het min of meer miezerige weer nog altijd maar wat motregen en dichtere mist in de bergen beginnen we de laatste rit naar een hotel in S.F. vlak bij de luchthaven ik hoor de vliegtuigen hier passeren terwijl ik dit tik. Onerweg houden we nog enkele vermeldenswaardige hal http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Monterey/blog-348997.html Millerton Lake29102002.I039ve breakfast in the restaurant of the Wawona Hotel which is near the campground.The hotel is elegance all over a Victorian dining room in bright colors a covered porch with oldfashioned deck chairs and the grounds surrounding the hotel are well taken care of with short cut bright green grass full ground squirrels and small birds.I039m in the company of a midd http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Monterey/blog-348536.html So Vegas then..What a crazy place New York is known as the city that never sleeps. . . Vegas is the city that only sleeps during the day The place only starts to get going at midnight at the earliest they do breakfast up to 10 at night most places.. some with 24 hour breakfasts Lunacy.A place unlike any other we've seen so far. Between 1 Margaritas for Gareth and 2 beers for Lynsey you http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Monterey/blog-343885.html Well first things first Wayne has left ICU and has his own room so we will leave first thing in the morning Sat. Kathy wanted to make sure he was stable before leaving. Carmel was just wonderful. You cannot believe all of the beautiful plantings pots full of glorious colors blooming vines every little shop has multiple plantings dutch doors there donrsquot seem to be any insects out her http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Monterey/blog-338152.html Kathy is back on her exercise kickhellip.I am trying to keep up. She had me walk to our lunch spot which by the way was delicious. We ate at Fishermanrsquos Grotto on the famous Fishermanrsquos Wharf and recommend this for anyone in the area. On our loooonnnng walk to the restaurant we strolled through the Coast Guard pier. Yrsquoall canrsquot believe how close we got to the sea lion http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Monterey/blog-337711.html Tuesday day 7 I will go backwards. First and most important Wayne Kathyrsquos brother has come through his open heart surgery with flying colors. Sohellipwe consider that the biggest gift of the whole trip. He is still in ICU but expected to go to a regular room tomorrow. Keep him in your prayers.Sunday nightWayne greets us at the Monterey Bay Inn and introduces us to the staff here. They a http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Monterey/blog-337398.html There comes a time in every golfer's career that the pinnacle of golf the holy grail the numero uno course must be played. It happened for me when I turned 50. My faithful golfing buddy Mike was there to join me and Sheri rode the cart. We have a tee time at Pebble Beach We came down to the Monterey Peninsula the night before and stayed at our favorite Bed and Breakfast the Gosby Ho http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Monterey/blog-336562.html Up early this morning and on the road towards Monterey. Took a rather long detour up to Glacier Point within the National Park and HOLY COW What a view From being way down in the valley looking up at all the granite mountains around us to being on top of the world looking down on the toy village below. Phenomenal Not for those of us who suffer vertigo incredible sheer drops of thousands http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Monterey/blog-326557.html Sunday 17th AugustAfter traveling as far as King City and with Gra getting stopped for speeding we decided to call it a night. We woke up early not only to get out of the dodgy motel but also to get into Monterery. As it felt like we had spend forever in the car we hired bikes to do the scenic 17 mile drive around Monterey. This worked out really well because it was a great way to see the s http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Monterey/blog-319487.html Hello folks Rich here. After the amazing drive up Pacific Coast Highway 1 our next stop was Monterey. The city is located at the top of a peninsula that sticks out into the Pacific Ocean. It is famous for its fishing history and by being immortalized by John Steinbeck's Cannery Row. We were staying four blocks from Fisherman's Wharf at the Sand Dollar Inn. This was the place that we had decided http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Monterey/blog-317455.html Monterey Bay and Pigeon Point LighthouseWe left San Simeon beach with high hopes of making it to Monterey early enough so that we might be able to spend some time at the aquarium. We were however waylaid not five miles north of our campsite where there was a sea lion viewing point. We weren't going to stop but a bunch of people were there and as I had never seen sea lions before we decided http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Monterey/blog-317316.html Having left Portland which I loved spud is all antibioticed up and we have picked up our vw halepua not eddie he was in the shop. We have travelled through the plastic world of LA including a circa 1986 travelodge hotel room near LAX we also detoured down to San Diego and to Seal Beach a cute little seaside town in Southern California. It has been interesting finding places to park an http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Monterey/blog-313740.html It was not hard to get ready for another fun trip even though we just got back from Hawaii. We shared with everyone our engagement news and we were both getting calls and emails to congratulate us. As the weekend approached we packed up again for our next destination Pebble Beach. I had to make an important stop first ... at my local pro shop to pick up a new Titleist driver. Brent Martin and http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Monterey/blog-311403.html A whale watching tour seemed ideal for our trip. I've always wanted to see whales. In fact I've been on several short whale tours but with no sightings. The one at Monterey that lasts five hours and guarantees a whale sighting or they'll give you a raincheck seemed like to place to be. So at 8am this morning that's where my husband Andrew and I were. They offered dramamine http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Monterey/blog-310597.html Last night Andrew and I huddled by the bonfire and watched the sun set over the Pacific. The beaches of San Simeon are stunning and as we learned this morning a popular hangout for dolphins seagulls and pelicans. I'll post the sunset photos in yesterday's post since they were taken yesterday at San Simeon. We hit the road early 8am and drove the Pacific Coast Highway Highway http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Monterey/blog-310299.html So quite a lot going on since my last update. The day we spent in Yellowstone park we hiked up a mountain which was a tiring just over 4 mile round trip but we saw wolves playing a few metres away which was amazing. Then we went to see some natural geysers and then went for a swim in the Hot Springs which was an experience. The next day we went to Old Faithful a geyser which erupts hourly wow b http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Monterey/blog-305359.html Monterey and CarmelbytheSeaThe Lonely Planet guide to California intones the following about Monterey ldquoJohn Steinbeckrsquos novel Cannery Row immortalised the sardinecanning business that Monterey lived on for the first half of the 20th century. He describes Cannery Row as lsquoa poem a stink a grating noise a quality of light a tone a habit a nostalgia a dreamrsquo. Predic http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Monterey/blog-303422.html Leaving San FranciscoNo time for breakfast today We woke and packed in a whirlwind before hiking to Hertz en masse to claim our hire car. And what a car it was A silver automatic Lincoln Town Car with a steering column shift. Woo Driving on the wrong side of the road in a foreign city without directions in a car as long as the A team lying head to toe with the same handling characteristics a http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Monterey/blog-302573.html Day 1....Well we started out a little later than we expected. The day started for me around 7am when I awoke to shoot up to the ATT store and grab one of the new iPhones. I did not even get out of the car when I saw the line at the Folsom ATT store was about 300 people and some had even camped out and setup tents So no iPhone yet but I suspect I will get it during the trip at some point.I http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Monterey/blog-298648.html Our day began in LA with multiple car repairs in the jewish quarter. we had been the victims of a hit and run in flagstaff which left us crawling over the passenger seat to drive for about a week. As well as an oil change seeing as how we'd driven nearly 4000 miles at this point. We didn't get out of LA until around 2 pm and continued along our scenic drive on pacific coast highway. It was be http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Monterey/blog-284260.html After reading so many of Steinbeckrsquos novels it is finally realized to me to be driving through the Salinas Valley. The clouds are low and giant towersmdashnot skyscrapers not complexes but giant storage cylindersmdashdisappear into them. The air smells sometimes of growing strawberries and sometimes of burning deadwood. Sunlight is diffused evenly over all the visible earth as if we http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Monterey/blog-283953.html Patrice and I packed up my Pathfinder early this morning for our drive up to Monterey to check out the Monterey Bay Aquarium. We left really early at about 5am for the 45 hour drive up to Monterey. It was around 10am when we finally arrived and we headed straight for the Aquarium. It was not yet even noon and we were already sweating while standing in line waiting to be let in. We didn't rea http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Monterey/blog-279907.html Today we left the relatively isolated Big Sur area to go to the Monterey Peninsula. It was a beautiful drive more sheer cliffs and rugged coastline and more traffic as we got closer to Carmel. Our first stop was Lobos Point which is a wildlife refuge and supposed to be beautiful. We were refused entry because no dogs are allowed. It was a disappointment but what can you do We traveled on to http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Monterey/blog-276438.html posted by Onaxthiel Monterey is a very nice place to wake up. This was the day that we planned on seeing Big Sur which was a requested stop for us to make for an old social studies teacher of ours. As she was an exceptional teacher and doesn't think think she will have the opportunity to make the drive herself we decide to see some of the area for her. Really the scenery begins getting i http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Monterey/blog-252501.html 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 seabreeze the familiar wail of seagulls 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. W http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Monterey/blog-250141.html Notre priple continue Monterey petite ville balnaire trs sympathique...dcors de plage magnifiques le dpaysement est total http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Monterey/blog-237587.html Jodi drove me south down the Pacific Highway on Sunday January 6th. We stopped in Monterey to check out the aquarium and then headed another hour south to Big Sur where I checked into Esalen for my 5 day yoga workshop. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Monterey/blog-236035.html