Monterey, Carmel and San Francisco.

Trip Start Aug 22, 2008
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Trip End Sep 21, 2008


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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

On the way to San Francisco (were the bus trip ended) we continued along the coast and had a morning stop in Monterey.  It's sometimes unfortunate that our stops are so short that we really do not get a good idea of whether a town is nice or even what the main attraction is.  Also, the weather plays a big part and this morning it was cold and very overcast.  Monterey is a coastal town and we think heavily influenced by the fishing trade.

For lunch we stopped in Carmel where Clint Eastwood has been spotted many a time (but not today).  Carmel is an interesting 'village'.  Interesting in that if you wanted to live there you cannot simply buy a house and move in.  You have to apply to the community and state your case why you should be allowed to live there.  Madonna, as in Madonna (the pop star) applied and was denied a few years ago.  The famous golf course, Pebble Beach is located here and as the annual membership fee is $750,000 US per year you get the idea of the type of area.  Oh, add an admin fee of $35,000 US to the membership and you get the chance to tee off.

tour guide recommended.  They have such a good system in a deli like this.  To order a sandwich you fill in a form nd hand it to the person behind the counter and they make it accoring to your instructions.  These were fantastic sandwiches.  We didn't get a chance to see that much of the area but as  
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