Blogs from Monterey, California, United States, North America - page 6

Geo: 36.5976, -121.897Monterey on a Sunny DayAnother beautiful day in Monterey. The sky was clear and there was very little fog, nothing like we have experienced before. Talked to a woman who loved my earrings and wanted to know about Santa Fe when she learned we were from there.Decided to walk down to town and spend some time at the Trailside Cafe and charge up all our equipment that needed to be charged. This is one of the downsides on non electric sites but we will prevail. Was an enjoyable walk with all the different flowers blooming along the way. of course looking at the various types of architecture was interesting as well.Got to the Trailside Cafe, found a table with two plugs nearby and were all plugged in and charging. Had lunch that was quite ... read more

Day 13 - Marina Dunes to Monterey Bay and back, Distance Travelled - 24 miles Well today was meant to be another highlight as we were off on the high seas to find Blue and Grey whales, hopefully with the added bonus of the sight of a bloodthirsty pack of Orcas hunting them down (but of course not succeeding cos we love Whales!). Sadly it was not to be as high winds at sea cancelled the afternoons sailing although the weather looked lovely from where we were, it's been glorious sunshine all day. In the morning we headed into downtown Monterey for a bit of sightseeing and a trip to the world famous Monterey Bay Aquarium. Sadly the town of Monterey did not appear to be in a very RV friendly mood today and the RV ... read more

Day 12 - San Francisco to Monterey, Distance travelled - 101 miles Almost every day we see or do something special that makes the whole hassle of organising and planning this trip in such minute detail worthwhile and today was no exception. The US highway 1 is a spectacular road and we have barely scratched the surface with another possible 300 miles of it left to do! With just a short 100 mile run down the coast from San Francisco to Monterey today, there was no need to rush and so the usual tank emptying and unhooking was completed by 10-30 and we were on the road leaving a slightly grey and chilly San Francisco behind us. Mapquest gives you three alternative routes to Monterey, blast down highway 101, travel cross country on the I17 or ... read more

Highway 120 out of Yosemite is another long & winding road.....but early on a Saturday morning, most traffic was coming towards us, so we enjoyed a relatively smooth drive west. The road was out further along due to a rockfall, and a temporary bridge took us across to a single track road the other side of the Merced River: quite some mess, it certainly makes you appreciate how easy it is for communities to get cut off when Mother Nature decides to let rip ! We sat for 10 minutes waiting for a huge freight train to get moving at one point, then filled up with gas in Los Banos. Asked the attendant for a good recommendation for brunch, and he came straight back with "url=http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g32656-d577393-Reviews-Eddie_s_Famous_Cafe-Los_Banos_California.htmlEddies, up the road a short way". A cracking example of ... read more

Breakfast on the pier. If that was all it would be enough. Fortunately that is where our day started. We woke up in picturesque Monterey where we strolled to the fisherman's wharf. The day itself was picture perfect, the temperature was 68 with not a single cloud in sight. The beach had just enough people to make it look interesting without it being crowded. We saw otters seemingly sun tanning on the buoys in the harbor and the seagulls watching us watching them. We then had a wonderful breakfast at Lou Lou's Griddle in the Middle. From Monterey we drove to the Santa Cruz Boardwalk where we found it to be everything you see in a magazine, brochure, or movie. We started by walking past rollercoasters filled with screaming people, a small casino with occupied senior ... read more