October 25, Monday

It was farewell to San Francisco this morning in sunshine and quite humid. We decided to leave via the Richmond (Double Decker) Bridge into Oakland and south on the Hwy 580 to the 101, turning out to the coast on Hwy #156 to Monterey.  All that and we were here in just 3 hours.  Had made a reservation, but the two spots assigned to us were both occupied when we arrived, the park host was not around, so we had to find the Fairground Office to get a space. Anyway we got set up finally and hit the road by 1:00.  We travelled into Monterey, visited Fisherman’s Wharf and Cannery Row then took the “17 Mile Drive” from Monterey to Carmel through Pebble Beach stopping many times for pictures.  We also stopped at Pebble Beach golf course, toured the Lodge and almost had a glass of wine, but decided time was a wasting if we wanted to see Big Sur about 30 miles down the coast.  The coastal drive was awesome; you are way up on the side of a hill/mountain edge with some incredible views.  However, the town Big Sur is not what we expected; it’s in the woods, so we were pretty disappointed! 

We drove back to Monterey as the sun was setting over the water, found a restaurant and had a nice supper getting home about 8:00.   One thing I would say at this point is we would never recommend the Monterey County Fairgrounds to anyone. We have had several issues and are not comfortable at all.  Thank goodness we are only here for two nights.  Plus the internet is very poor!

Tomorrow the weather looks good; we plan a return trip to Santa Cruz for our walk on the Beach Boardwalk in the sun.

Hugs,

R&B