Bay Park Hotel Monterey

... colour in the sun, very exciting! Then found a half price jewellers and got a new ring to replace Charlotte's lost one yay. Then went on the 17 mile drive around the Monterey peninsula, saw big waves and the famous Lone Cypress Tree. Charlotte then fell asleep during the Day After Tomorrow, which was very exciting having now been to New York and LA!   

... Ryan and I did a bit of waterfall showering. The water was cold but like always, exhilarating. I kept laying on/hugging the rock where the water fell, just rolling down over my head and body. Standing under a waterfall is something I will forevermore seek out. Especially if it's a little chilly. I kept drying off but getting back in. Next to the waterfall was a Redwood tree that I contemplated moving in to. It was hollowed out along the ...

... of Japanese, Buddhist feel, right up my street! We dropped off our bags and headed down to the towncentre. We walked along Capitola Beach where local children were building dens out of the mass of driftwood that had been washed ashore. As the sun set, we walked down the pier, where the local fisherman were hanging out. We stood gazing out to the ocean and then, to our surprise, we saw a dolphin, weaving in ...

... great for a first impression of a Cali beach...but then again I've always kind of considered Cali to be gross with city side-effects...kind of like the ones I had in front of me. I'm sure they get better...<br><br>Randoms:<br>-Super tall skinny trees<br>-Christa and I singing "Anthem" by Good Charlotte? surprisingly still knew the words<br>-Shotgunning beers in the sink at 9:30...a.m.<br>-"Going to California" Led Zep<br>-Conversation with Brits about Jaegerbombs. They had just heard of ...

... the friendliness of the staff made up for that. It also offered an interesting "toilet experience" in little huts separate from the log cabin. After dealing with the essentials, we found a little side road (ie, a lane) down to Pfeiffer Beach. We parked in a little car park and made our way along a short shady path to emerge at one of most beautiful beaches I have ever seen.....bright, clean sand, fantastic rocks, a little stream, and ...

... and of course we have seen the course on TV on many occasions. It is to host the US Open next year and they are promoting it now. He got to crawl over one course (and found a golf ball!!!!) - the Spyglass course. We also took pics around the clubhouse and 18th hole as we (the general public/plebs) were allowed in that area. Made his day for him. As we were heading to the area the fog started to come in and I was wondering if we would see anything. Unfortunately couldn't ...

... aufgehängt sind, nicht gewaschen werden. Für uns sieht es wirklich so aus, also ob Amerika anfängt, wenigstens ein bisschen umzudenken.<br><br>Nach einer sehr angenehmen Nacht - das Hotel ist eine Wucht - machen wir uns auf den Weg zum Aquarium, dass nur grad ein paar Schritte neben dem Hotel liegt. Wir sind sehr beeindruckt. Das Aquarium verfügt über den weltweit grösssten Tank - und davon haben sie gleich mehrere. Im grössten Tank dreht ein ganzer Sardellen-Schwarm seine ...

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... of flexibility and was enjoying it all the more. I had seen and done what I wanted to in Seattle and moving on early was exciting. What would the twin cities of Minneapolis and St Paul's bring? How would I feel about seeing Claire again? All these questions and thoughts were fresh and made me realise again that life is for living. As Morgan Freeman succinctly put it in The Shawshank Redemption. 'Get busy living or get busy ...

... down the hill I began to skirt the thorn bushes, trying to get past them to the woods beyond. I finally found a path that could take me to the other side, though there were thorn bushes close in on all sides of it. I got stung on my forearms and legs as I went through, but I made it to the other side and into the woods again. The trees were tangled, and there were mushrooms growing everywhere. I went passed them and found a well maintained path, the one I had intersected earlier ...