We lived on the Monterey Peninsula for over 30 years. One of our children was born in Carmel, another lived there from the age of 5 months so it will always be home to us all.
I must admit, when we retired (early) I had just about had enough of the fog that the area experiences so we moved away. However, it is always lovely to go back and experience the beauty of the area again.
We were only there for two days and one night and we ended up staying at the Monterey Plaza Hotel. I would highly recommend staying there if you do go to the area. It is located right on the famous Cannery Row, the place that once housed all of the sardine canning warehouses until the sardines just about disappeared from the seas around that area. The last cannery closed down in 1973. It now has a lot of good restaurants, hotels and the world-renowned Monterey Bay Aquarium. It is also famous for being the setting for two of John Steinbeck’s novels.
We ate at the hotel restaurant, Schooners, for breakfast which had good food with fantastic views, a little pricy but worth it. We saw sea otters and seals right outside the window, pretty special!
Not having much time to spend there, we went to Pacific Grove and drove through the Asilomar area which, if you haven’t seen it is something I would suggest you try to do. The coastline is one of the most beautiful in the world.
I have shared a few of the photos I took during this short trip and hope you enjoy them. Please excuse the shakiness of the video but the wind was pretty strong that day. The photos of the seals were taken at the Hopkins Marine Station the marine laboratory belonging to Stanford University located in Pacific Grove. The beach is owned by them, therefore private, and a perfect location for the seals to gather to deliver their pups. While we were there taking photos one gave birth!
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