USA Trip Day 4 - Carmel and Monterey
Day 4 of our trip saw us getting a bit more adventurous. We needed to hire a car for the Yosemite-Death Valley-Vegas legs of our trip, so we picked it up a day early and took a trip down the coast to Carmel and Monterey Bay. There is a coastal road which is supposed to be very pretty, but also quite twisty and hilly, so we decided against that and opted for the less-scenic freeway option. Once in Carmel, we then drove round the Ronseal-named 17 Mile Drive, a very exclusive private road lined by enormous houses, golf courses and some spectacular scenery, and populated by rich folk and wildlife.
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The beach at Spanish Bay was covered in stone towers. We’re not sure why they’re there and there was no explanation, but they gave the place a certain mystery. The waves were impressive and seemed to be giving the surfers some problems.
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I managed to catch a shot of a California Brown Pelican on its way to Bird Rock.
Bird Rock itself was my favourite part of the drive. A large rock just off a bay that was covered in gulls, pelicans, cormorants, seals and sea lions, with constant traffic to and from it.
The Lone Cypress, the symbol of Pebble Beach (who own most of this area), is stuck out on a rocky outcrop.
We stayed until just before sunset, then hit the road back to San Francisco for our last night in The City
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