This day was a bit of a mess.  I wanted so badly to go to Monterey, and I did, but it took A LOT longer than I thought it would to get there.  I left the hotel @ 9:30 and didn’t get to Monterey until almost 1:30.  I did make a couple of stops along the way, though. I really wanted to get a few shots of the Pigeon Point Lighthouse.  And I stopped in Santa Cruz for a quick bite.  Everything was moving pretty well until I got just south of Santa Cruz.  I caught quite a lot of traffic from there for the next several miles.  It moved, but pretty damn slowly.

And because of time, I needed to leave there no later than @4.  So, I only spent about 2 hours in Monterey.  That part sucked.  I should have just done something else around here.  it was just too ambitious for a quickie day trip.

I got a little turned around leaving Monterey, but I got that all straightened out and was on my way.  Instead of taking 1 all the way back (it’s about 125 miles) I skipped over to 101 north and went that way.  it was only @ 90 miles that way.  Not as pretty but I just wanted to get back.  Everything moved pretty well until I hit downtown SF.  ouch. Ad I thought I knew where to go, but of course I got turned around again.  I could get where I wanted to be easily enough if I could only take LEFT TURNS!  Nope, almost every street is left turn prohibited.  It’s crazy.  If I were a bus I could do it no problem…:)  So, after a few creative right turns I finally figured out where the hell i was and made it back.  Whew.  I won’t miss driving in this place.  If I come back, I’ll probably stay across the bay in Tiburon or Sausalito and take the ferry over to hang out here.  If I ever do actually come back.  Who knows.

It’s been a really fun week!  And I want to thank Laurie again for being such a great tour guide last weekend in Seattle.  it was a very packed weekend but tons o’fun.  But it’s time to get home.  I’m ready.  Miss the kitty!

I didn’t take nearly as many pics today as the rest of the week, but I think I still got some good ones.  Hope you like!

This place has really changed since the last time I saw it 21 years ago.  It looks like much of the cliff has fallen and eroded away.   They had to put gravel down top help slow the erosion.

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