Just waiting for the next visit...maybe with different gulls.

This is one of the shots I took on our recent overnighter to Monterey.

Standing on the bluff next to Seaside Drive in Pacific Grove (just up the street from the Monterey Aquarium), this is the view one is afforded. Behind us is one of the B & B's we've heard so much about...the Green Gables Inn...or was it the Seven Gables Inn? No matter...it's just a beautiful, serene atmosphere here.

There are many other rustic homes along this roadway, all privately-owned and most-likely occupied only on weekends by people who can afford these dwellings.

This is where Loretta and I would like to splurge some of our MegaBucks Millions when we win. Since that hasn't happened as yet, we will still be able to enjoy this view on occassion for free, save for the cost of a tank of gas and an overnight stay at the Holiday Inn Express back up the road in Monterey.

Since we live a scant 140 miles from this tract of California coastal real estate, we have pledged to show up here more often in the future. This relatively short drive from Modesto is not at all unpleasant in itself. After a few miles on that nasty Highway 5, we wind our way through Highway 152 and Pacheco Pass, meander through some farmland around Hollister and San Juan Bautista to hook up with Highway 101. After passing the little town of Fruitland (and totally avoiding the armpit of Salinas), we turn right onto the road to Monterey, Laguna Seca, Carmel, and eventually Highway 1, Big Sur and beyond.

It is still there waiting for us...the waves, the rocky coast, the seagulls...all of it. We will be back. Me with camera in hand, and Loretta following me with the nicest company a guy could ask for.