Off to Monterey

It's off to Monterey with my lovely wife for the long weekend. We'll be staying at the same hotel in Pacific Grove we visited nearly thirty years ago. There's lots to do on the Monterey Peninsula. Monterey has an outstanding aquarium, there's the scenic Seventeen Mile Drive above the coastal cliffs where dark Monterey pines perch, art galleries and shopping galore, some of the best restaurant dining around and some of the world's most renowned golf courses. Most of all the winter climate is mild and simply being by the ocean is refreshing. To watch the seabirds soar in the sea breeze and scuttle along the sand, to hear the waves crash against the beaches and rocks, to smell the fresh salt air and to watch the sun sink into the Pacific are things that restore the spirit. We're looking forward to it.