Wednesday, June 6, 2012

MONTEREY and PEBBLE BEACH

We spend Tuesday morning in the  Monterey aquarium. It was very interesting and a good learning experience, a lot of the pics did not show to well through the glass but here are a few.
 the water off the bay here is about 50* and they change it continually in the aquarium.
  It is a very big aquarium and lots to do ad see including this adorable pair of penguins.  Like most everything else here on the west coast, we think it is over priced.        .  The Monterey peninsula is the home of Pebble Beach. Every golfer knows about Pebble Beach Golf  Links . However Pebble Beach is an area that is owned and managed by the Pebble beach company and has 5 world famous golf courses along the 17 mile drive.
 This green is right on the ocean and you can tell from the trees that the wind blows pretty good all the time. OK golfers, what club do you use in you approach to this green from 100 yards out.
 On almost all of the 17 mile drive you can find some pretty nice real estate like this place we think the servant quarters are over the garage, or maybe the kids playroom.


 we get back on the highway along the Big Sur and again marvel at the beauty of God's creation. 
 It takes a long time to travel this route because of the road that has no straight sections at all and you average 35-40 mph and also because of the need for us to stop and take a few pics. Notice the waterfalls in the background.
The sun had just set over that hill and I snapped this pic. The Pacific ocean is beyond the hill.  The wind blows constantly here, poor trekkie  had difficulty staying in the lane a few times today and  kept us rocking all night.

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