So the trip has gained it's official 'epic road trip' status over the last couple of days when we both hit the 4000 mile mark, and spotted the West coast - confirmation that our 'coast-to-coast' journey had been achieved!
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| Our first view of the sea since the New York, this time West Coast! |
During our final major leg (over 700 miles!) from Las Vegas to SF we stopped in the picaresque area of Monterey bay, 2 hours south of SF, for a couple of nights. With it's old cannery's (made famous by John Steinbeck's novel Cannery Row), world class aquarium, weekly farmers market with delights from around the world and bohemian feel Monterey is understandably a major tourist destination. As well as being stunning, luckily for me the town and surrounding areas have a good selection of vintage and thrift stores which I had chance to visit, here's a few pics of the best...
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| Second Chance Thrift Store - a great window display using bikes, it's right on a famous cycle path so bound to attract locals. |
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| Second Chance Thrift Store - some great visuals in homeware although 'Hollister style' lighting in the back clothing dept! |
There were a few not worth mentioning and then, whilst checking out the farmers market, I was introduced to this kitsch little vintage gem...Olio. Overpriced? A little. Did I buy anything? Of course!
Taking the drive through coastal Carmel's 17-Mile Drive today was incredible, and gave us a chance to try to spot some of the local wildlife which includes sea otters, dolphins and whales - all of which can regularly be spotted just off the coast. On the beach and inland we managed to see wild deer, pelicans, sea lions and elephant seals, not forgetting the annoying ground squirrels who tried to steal our lunch!
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| Gorgeous baby sea lion |
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| 17-Mile Drive views were stunning, it's no surprise really, Big Sur is just up the road! |
I'm meeting with my fourth and final project here in San Francisco tomorrow so more then...
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