We drove 10 or 12 miles up Carmel Valley to take a look at Carmel Village. It was not at all what I expected. The hills that form the valley are fairly small, certainly not mountains, and it was not as scenic as I had imagined. Likewise, the village was very small and only so-so picturesque.
We then drove to Point Lobos State Reserve. We pulled in and immediately saw a sign saying no dogs.
We then stopped at a public beach that allowed dogs but had a sign saying 30 folks had died there, be careful. We didn't stay long.
We drove to Pacific Grove. At Lover's Point there is a lovely little park. We found a great spot to park, got out, saw a sign saying no dogs.
We tried watching the waves, but the tide was at its lowest and the surf was modest and not very interesting.
We moved up the beach further to a pull-off where hundreds of birds were sitting on the exposed rocks. Nancy stayed in the car and I got out to take some pictures. As soon as I got out, a lady came up and started talking my ear off. Nancy says she chatted for about 20 minutes. She was very nice, a truly sweet person, but it was strange, nonetheless.
We stopped at Safeway to pickup Chinese takeout for dinner. The arrangement is not the same as back home. Here the food is out on a self-serve island, but there were no containers for the food, only a sign saying to ask at the deli counter for help. The man who helped us seemed out of his element. He made a mess of all the containers. Nancy had to close them up for him and got her hands all yucky.
Oh yeah, and the air quality was lousy, too.
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| My photo of the day: Lover's Point Park |
Monterey, CA
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