One hot January day

Ever since Nancy found out that the American Tin Cannery Outlet Center was pet friendly, she has wanted to pay them a visit.  Our tentative plan was for her to do that while I was checking out the nearby Monterey Bay Aquarium, but I never got around to seeing the Aquarium, and now our time here is nearly at an end.  Since today is the last full day we will have the Fiat, we decided that the outlet stores would be at the top of our list of things to do and that all three of us would go.

We have driven by the building almost every day we've been here, and the high pedestrian traffic in the area around it led me to believe that it was as busy inside, but that is not the case.  At least half the spaces were vacant.  The even bigger surprise for me, though, was Candy World.  Can you imagine, an outlet store for candy!

We then went to a used book store so that Nancy could replenish her stock of reading material.  Sadie and I stayed in the car and I took pictures out the window of the buildings across the street.

By this time, it was already past noon and we were hungry, so I suggested a pizzeria in Seaside that had caught my eye several times lately.  If you have ever lived in southern California, you have probably heard of them, but for me, it was a delightful discovery.  The place is called Me-n-Ed's.  They've been in business since 1958 and have restaurants in 32 cities, with 15 locations in Fresno alone.

While we sat in the car waiting for our pizza to bake, we heard drumming.  I went to explore and found a drumming circle in one of the vacant spaces in the strip mall.  They had the double doors propped open and when I looked in, the sound waves felt like someone was drumming on my chest.  My curiosity satisfied, I beat a hasty retreat.  As I got back in the car, the drumming stopped, so I proudly announced to Nancy that I had just told them to knock it off.

We took our Tuscan Harvest pizza back to the RV and finished off all but two slices for lunch.  Bet you can guess what we had for dinner.

We then went to the beach.  We had no choice.  Really.  It was almost 70 degrees and sunny and we probably won't get to go again before we leave.  I'm sure you understand.

Day 113
Monterey, CA

Daily Mileage:  0