Carmel Mission Inn

... more ideas to make the Floride trip easier; don't forget the pot to make coffee & tea and find more comfortable mattresses for under our sleeping bags. Shona slept like a dog.

Shona still thinks she is going to the vet (alittle anxious) everytime she gets into the car. But she settled down and did great at the camp site.

Can't wait to start the trip. Florida or bust!

Finally left the noisy dorm room yay. Saw some massive waves along the coast towards Monterey. Stopped off in Santa Cruz, not much going on in Fall! Apparently it's wooden rollercoaster is a national monument! Got to Monterey and found a visitor centre for a map. Hotel man upgraded us to a deluxe king, had a microwave and a fridge! Watched lots of TV ...

... 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 ...

... fab Pebble Beach golf course. We also saw Spyglass Hill golf course which I have aced on Tiger Woods but it looked a lot tougher in real life. There were lots of expensive houses with coastal views overlooking the distinctive cypress trees with the iconic lone cypress used for the pebble beach company. Once at the end of the drive you arrive at Carmel a quaint little town with lovely buildings and tree lined streets. We had lunch in a cute little ...

... we were not looking at all elegant or well behaved. Accosting a hotel worker to aid in our search, he recommended his hotel restaurant, which probably wasn't the cheapest option but did give us pasta and soup and an ambience that seemed more in keeping with our attitude. Driving into Carmel by the Sea at night was dark, really dark, as if the ...

... was up the trail just a bit and he said, "Good one, Dawn, I am not falling for it! I am a bit of a practical joker so he thought I was pulling a prank on him. He did turn around and come closer and realized I was not kidding and quickly helped me back up.. But we laughed pretty hard that when I am hanging on the edge of a cliff he thought I was just playing another prank on him! As picture crazy as he is, I considered myself lucky he didn't take a photo of me first before saving me ...

... of Monterey & the rich town of Carmel with the famous Golf Course. The headland was full of interesting wind bent trees. We stayed a little bit inland where it wasn't as expensive.

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... walk actually, with lots of interesting history along the way. We walked passed the marina and all along the shore were the seals, singing their songs, gleefully & lazily lounging on the rocks and in the water. So funny! Ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-arrrrrrrrrrr!! That's ...