On the way back to LA on Sunday morning, we stopped in Monterey to have brunch with Rachel's cousin and her husband. The sea front at Monterey is quite touristy but lots of fun. We walked down to the front, sampling the clam chowder from every restaurant along the way to decide which was the best.
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| To the sea front |
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| Parrot display |
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| Monterey Bay |
The marina was very pretty (and finally the weather started to clear a bit).
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| Sea Lion pile |
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| Poser! |
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| Shark imitation competition |
Lunch was very nice on the harbor front.
After lunch we started the drive back. It is ~400 miles from San Francisco to LA and Sunday we did the whole drive. It took about 10 hrs in total. But it was along the Big Sur again and the weather was a lot better this time. So we stopped at some of the vista points on the way for photos.
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| Little flowers |
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| The Big Sur |
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| In the sun |
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| One of the many beaches |
At the base of the Big Sur we stopped at Morro Bay before getting on the Highway.
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| Morro Bay |
There wasn't a lot there. They had a nice little restaurant on the bay front with a live band and we stopped to try some BBQ oysters which were a lot tastier than I expected.
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| Live music at the restaurant. |
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| BBQ oysters |
We had a little walk around to stretch our legs and get an ice-cream.
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| Confused pigeons. |
The way back took a bit longer than expected mainly due to a fire. I think everyone was stopping in case it was a wild fire. It turned out to just but a gas company burning off some excess we think. Still everyone had to stop and look and delayed us ages!
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| Fire! |
The trip was a very long weekend but worth it! I want to go back to the Big Sur and spend more time there. It's so pretty and wild. I loved it!
The last few days on LA were working and getting everything sorted. I am going to miss the suns and warm. It's raining already back home! :-( But now to start planning the next trip!
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