Rasila and Rodney's Anniversary is the day before Rasila's brothers' birthday. This year, her father proposed going to Carmel, CA and Monterey, CA. Rasila's brother Seton is working in Monterey for an internship.
We stayed at the Carmel Stonehouse Inn, a delightful B&B. Rodney was not sure he could make the trip due to work, but was able to get the day off and flew up to San Jose earlier than the others and got the rental car. He picked up Rasila, then Peter and Risa and we drove to Carmel from San Jose via Gilroy. It was an easier trip than Rodney expected and they easily made it in 90 minutes. We had dinner that night at La Playa. The next morning, we got up, had breakfast, and went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. We got to see 2 feedings, including one of the Ocean Sun Fish, at 1000 lbs (about 450 kg), the largest boned fish in the ocean. The sea otters were awfully cute too. We had lunch at the Berardus Lodge and Winery. The heirloom tomatoes, basil, and mozerella and jalapeno shrimp salad that Rasila and Rodney had were excellent! We went back to the Inn and napped before walking the downtown of Carmel. We drove via 17 Mile Drive to the Sardine Factory.
The next morning, we ate breakfast, checked out and hiked Pfeiffer Falls and a beach route whose name escapes me before having lunch at Nepenthe in Big Sur.
That left barely enough time to drive back to San Jose for the flights home. It was a well needed break!
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