My Time Well Wasted

Nothing like a view....

So we made our way out of Yosemite heading for the California coast as well as some warmer weather. We stopped outside of a little town called Gilroy for some fresh picked roadside cherries. If you've been to or through Gilroy then you know about the distinct smell that is Gilroy... garlic! The entire town smells of garlic, seriously the entire town. We saw many signs boasting of the best "garlic ice cream" but Daniel and I were too nervous to give it a try. Back in the bus and on to Monterey. The excitement was building as the mountains were behind us and the road started to flatten out. Here's a pic of our first view of the Pacific...

Daniel was right when he said you haven't seen a coast until you see the pacific coast. For me it was love at first sight. We made it to my dear friend Lindsey's house and she took us for a drive down the coast towards Carmel and Big Sur. We took the highway all the way to Big Sur and stopped at a great little burrito bar for a picnic.

Me and Linz

After leaving with our belly's full of burritos, Lindsey took us down a narrow road to Pfeiffer Beach. It was amazing. The wind was blowing so hard that my fedora (as previously seen in the pic) had its last moment atop my head before taking a dip into the pacific. If you're going to loose an accessory then I can think of no better way. Here's some pics of Pfeiffer Beach.

We got up the next morning to terrific weather and a drive down the 17 mile loop which follows the coast down through Pebble Beach and Carmel By the Sea. By far one of the more beautiful drives for me. We enjoyed the drive as well as managing to get a little bit of shopping down in Carmel. Well... the shopping was more for my benefit but don't worry about Daniel. Before I was done he had managed to make friends with two gentlemen waiting outside a shop for their wives. He meets no strangers. We went back to Monterey and luckily were able to spend some time with Lindsey's beau, Dennis. We decided to head down to the beach for some vino, surfing, and a bonfire. Dennis has taken up surfing while out in Cali... can you blame him? The wine was delightful, thanks to Lindsey, who by the way has a sweet part time job at a winery. We spent the evening watching the surf as well as the surfers and of course... a beautiful sunset.