Monthly Archives: May 2021

I’m So Tired

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Harbor Seal Mom and Pup

On our last day in Monterey, we did the tourist thing. First Fisherman’s Wharf and then Cannery Row. For lunch, we headed up and away from our fellow tourist. We ended up at Bon Ton L’Roy’s, a BBQ restaurant with a Cajun theme and a decidedly Russian flair, in the form of of our waitress. She was a hoot! Her service was slow and initially rather brusk, but she warmed up to us eventually and even apologized for her behavior, “I’m really not a bad person.” The food was great though, which made everything else irrelevant. We walked back to the car and then drove to Carmel, which was mobbed. Letting everyone else out, I drove around for an hour, before I found a parking spot. I found everyone on Ocean and we then headed down the hill to the ocean. The beach was more crowded than I’ve ever seen it. We then headed home away from the gathering masses. After dinner, we walked the road, giving me 25K steps for the day. This morning I weighed in and had managed to lose a pound, even after all of this past week’s fine dining.

Sea Otter Mom and Pup

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Elkhorn Slough Sea Otter Mom and Pup

Dave and Maren landed in San Jose on time and aux luggage. We arrived early enough to figure out the airport parking and met them at baggage claim. We got lost leaving the airport and ended up having to go through Santa Cruz, which entailed lots of traffic. Do you know your way from San Jose? Anyway we made it back to the house, where Dad and Chris were there to greet them and then whisk us all off to the Rio Grill in Carmel for a sumptuous dinner. Dad’s birthday cake and an evening of hearts substituted for the usual British TV murder fare. The next morning, David, Maren, Anne and I launched south on the Pacific Coast Highway. First stop, Point Lobos, always a favorite. We spent a couple of hours there hiking and hunting sea beasties. Then we drove to Nepenthe in Big Sur, which as always was fantastic. On the was back, we stopped at Andrew Molina State Park, a first for me. We did a one mile hike to the beach. Coming and going we had to ford a creek, where all save Anne went barefoot. Saturday, we went to Moss Landing, in the center of the bay. We lunched at Phil’s and even met Phil there. Our main agenda item was the Elkhorn Slough boat tour, which was a huge success and a baby otter bonanza.