Monterey Stories


Beside the sea in Cannery Row - Cafe La Strada table/ coffee with view, Schooners for Wine and View

Beside the sea in Cannery Row - Cafe La Strada table/ coffee with view, Schooners for Wine and View'; Monterey Hostel Got up and broke camp and headed down to the Cannery Row area. We were checking into the hostel that night after Nadxi arrived. From there we were going to head on down to Big Sur and do some camping there. We checked for otters...


Spending the day Trailside in Monterey

Trailside in Monterey We decided to walk down to the Trailside Cafe we had visited on a previous trip. It is a very nice coffeeshop/cafe right on the hike/bike trail that runs along the waterfront. We took a slightly different route down from the campground and it was just as enjoyable as the one the previous day. We walked along the hike/bike t...


Monterey marine life by day, Sweet HayaH and Concert for the Cure by night.

Early Morning Otter /Sea Lion Watching. REI in Marina, Street Scenes and Camping in Monterey We got up early and had coffee and decided to see if there were any otters to be seen at the Coast Guard Wharf. It was chilly out but we were in luck and saw two maybe three sea otters. They are so cute to see but one of them was tearing apart a sea star an...


Morning in Monterey: Wharf #1, Fishermans' Wharf

Monterey Wharf #1 Breakfast at Lu Lu's Griddle in the Middle Dan and Barbara were already waiting when we arrived in Monterey. We unpacked a few things and then decided to get something to eat. They had already checked out a few places and Dan was hungry for Mexican food and so that was our choice. We headed out for Turtle Bay and glad we did. Th...