On the Way to Monterey | Grand Trip Out West

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Growing up on the Mississippi Coast, where it's 90 degrees in the summer time, I could never understand it when my parents would talk about living in California. "Nobody has A/C or heat, you leave the windows open, and you have to wear a jacket in the early mornings and evenings." That made no sense...until we were on the California coast.

It's cold, y'all. At least to my used-to-90-degrees self. We braved the stiff wind off the Pacific Ocean and watched a gorgeous sunset at Pismo Beach:
















One thing that's interesting about the Pacific at certain times of the day is the marine layer. It blurs the horizon so you don't even see it - it's impossible to tell where the water ends and the sky begins.



Sarah and I have a bit of a fascination with tour buses. Most of them are made by Prevost. So we thought it was funny that a street sign at an RV park had that name on it!

We used to have that exact same linoleum in our kitchen before we redid it. :)

Santa Barbara, I think. Or somewhere near it.





Vineyards

The Salinas Valley truly is America's salad bowl. Almost every kind of vegetable and fruit is grown there!



Just-picked lettuce (I think), ready to go to the grocery store!

Strawberry fields, I think. We wished they had signs in front of all the crops saying what was growing there!

For the love of travel,

Rebekah