We flew from Honolulu to San Jose on Saturday afternoon, we picked up our hire car and drove an hour and a half to Carmel Valley Ranch. It’s so beautiful here, a welcome calmness after the busyness of the cruise. It reminds me of Center Parcs; there are huge trees, amazing views of rolling green… Continue reading Carmel Valley Ranch
Category: Monterey
Monterey Aquarium and a Corn Dog
We left Carmel Valley this morning and headed for San Francisco, we found out the main tourist attraction nearby was the Monterey Bay Aquarium which has homed several great white sharks over the last 6 years. We decide to check it out as it was on the way; there were penguins, otters and a huge… Continue reading Monterey Aquarium and a Corn Dog
Wine Tasting in Monterey
We left Los Angeles at 9am this morning for the 6 hour drive to Carmel Valley; a mountainous village in Monterey well known for its vineyards. The drive was really nice, loads of green mountains and great scenery. We arrived at the Country Garden Inn at about 3pm and went straight out to a local… Continue reading Wine Tasting in Monterey