On one of our hikes along the shore on our semi-vacation, we saw a sign that mentioned that many years ago Monterey was a large fishing town and sardine canning area (and therefore would have stunk pretty badly) and Pacific Grove had been a religious retreat. This gave rise to a local saying at the time:
“Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey-by-the-Smell, and Pacific Grove-by-God!”
Not surprisingly, as Monterey stated packing in and pickling tourists rather than sardines, it now prefers to be known as “Monterey-by-the-Bay”.
Wildlife was everywhere. A colony of large harbor seals sunned themselves on the beach only a few blocks from where we stayed. It was fun watching them.
Anyway, we’re back home after a truly delightful semi-vacation. We loved it so much that we’ve already made two more sets of reservations to stay in the same place later this year and early next year.
Love,
Russ
Did you take any pictures??
Yes, we took a few shots using my iPad. I may be able to post some this weekend. The operative word, is “may”. I’ve only tried to do so once before and ended up needing help and still had “issues”, but I plan to attempt to do so.
Russ
Diana ask the very question I want to … where’s the pics….??
Due to nagging by Diana and bulldog, err, I mean “polular deamd” I just included six phots in a new post. They won’t win any awards, but they are photos.
Russ