Monday, June 09, 2008

Carmel, Monteray and the Big Sur Coast - By Al

After our two days in San Fran, we hopped back on the bus and headed down the Big Sur Coast to Los Angeles. Along the way, we stopped off at a few places:
Carmel by the Sea

This is a rather exclusive seaside resort town where the well-to-do of California either have their weekenders or go to relax. We stopped in for a coffee break and Cam and I took a quick stroll down the centre of town - quite small, reminded me of Berry - and I decided to pick up the real estate guide. For an odd $17M, you can enjoy a lovely beach home by the ocean with golf course views...



Monterey
A seaside resort which was likened to San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf, we didn't find a great deal of interest to us in this lunch stop. With a choice of seafood restaurant's serving clam chowder as our options, Cam and I decided to dine at Denny's ;-)


Big Sur
Fortunately after lunch, the trip down the coast got that little bit more intreresting. We took to Highway 1 and headed along the beautifully scenic winding cliffs of the Big Sur Coast. The photo's do the talking although of note, we came across some more sequioas and a beach of seals who were resting for the summer.
Yep, those are seals covering the beach! Cam poses with them.

That evening, we checked into a lovely hotel in the town of Pismo Beach (although I didn't see a beach anywhere...hmmm) and Cam and I enjoyed a delicious pizza for dinner. I asked if they delivered to Australia...they didn't :-(

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