A gray day in a special place

Monterey, Carmel, Pebble Beach, Big Sur.  Thirty miles of California coast that have captured my imagination for years.  Now that we're here, I wanted to stay for at least a few more days, but the RV Park in Marina was too expensive, almost $20 a night more than anywhere else we've stayed, so we checked out and moved to the Monterey County Fairgrounds RV Park which, at only $40 a night, seemed like a real bargain.  We have paid for the next three nights.

There were supposed to be at least four different places where we could park the RV in Monterey.  As soon as we got checked into the fairgrounds, we went in search of them.  The first one had a fence around it and was being repaved.  The second was limited to RVs up to 24 feet.  The third had a sign saying NO RVS.  We never did find the fourth.  We did find, however, that Pacific Grove, the town next door, literally, has lots of free parking big enough for us if all you want to do is pull over and watch the waves come in.  By this point, that sounded pretty good to us.

The day had been overcast from the start and by early afternoon rain storms were closing in from several directions.  I hadn't had my camera out yet and was about to shoot some guys surfing when one of the showers found us.  We took that as a sign we should head for the barn.

Late in the afternoon the rain let up, and we took Sadie out for a walk.  I took my camera along, hoping to find something picture worthy.  It turned out to be my last shot of the day, taken just before I lost the light.

Day 86
Marina, CA to Monterey, CA

Daily Mileage:  26.2
Total Mileage:  13,279.5