Quality Inn Monterey / Munras Ave.

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 ...

... of the waves...(don't think it was Talon though).<br><br>05/11/2009 - After a lovely lie-in, we woke up to a gorgeous breakfast of berries and porridge. We headed back into town and found a 'secret walk' along a river. The houses along the path had private little gardens right on the rivers edge. It looked like such a lovely place to live. <br><br>After grabbing lunch at a cafe (Jim had a Philly cheese-steak and ...

... switching off with some horrid energy drunk mixture....then off to wherever...<br><br>I had left my ID in Lola and had to go get it back before ordering...so off I went. Santa Cruz isn't too big and I just had to walk a couple blocks to get to where we...I thought...parked Lola. I'm on the phone with Billy, 2 sketchy guys all decked out in black walk by and I just continue along. As I get higher up this hill and start paying attention to what I'm doing, these guys start trying to ...

... Robert Louis Stevenson as saying it's "the greatest meeting of land and sea in the world". <br><br>We managed a surprisingly early start - everyone was assembled in front of the B&amp;B by just after 8am, and we were off. The objective was to reach Carmel for breakfast. Unfortunately getting out of San Francisco took longer than planned, so hunger forced us to stop at Santa Cruz, a quiet seaside town just off the PCH. We drove into a ...

After the boat trip, I fancied some seafood again, so we cruised the restaurants on Fisherman's Wharf and settled on Isabella's, which is owned by some kind of TV celebrity chef (maybe only a celebrity in Monterey), Tena Shake.<br><br>We had 3 oysters on a half shell to share as a starter. Wow! This was the first time I'd eaten such LARGE oysters!! Nothing at all like the pathetic teeny-meeny stuff you get at ...

... town than the Holiday Inn but was a very basic motel, and the room smelt like a racoon may have been sleeping there the night before. Anyway it was only for night and so we went about unpacking... it was then we realised that a suit bag containing Will's new suit (especially bought for pending christenings) and all Luce's nice dresses, had not made the trip from the Holiday Inn. After speaking to the very unhelpful and ...

... we got to know each other a little better, met Rotarians from around the district, and spent some quality time with our partnering District 2400 Swedish team. It was an unforgettable weekend, complete with a live band (need we say more?!) and beautiful scenery of the Bay. We look forward to meeting our Swedish friends when we arrive on May 10th. Please check back in for more details on our departure soon! Safe travels! -the team

Day 33 - October 19 We were expecting a boring day when the book told us that most of the ride would be along farms and fields, but we actually had more fun than you would think riding along the strawberries, artechokes, brusselsprouts, and lettuce. It probably won't surprise anyone that we managed to sneak a few strawberries just to taste test along the way. We picked up an ...