The Fish Hopper Restaurant in Monterey

This time of the year, Monterey does not have the best weather.

It's foggy, cold and overcast most of the time.

It's almost impossible to commiserate with those who were experiencing extreme heat

in other parts of the country.

We are almost forgetting what it is to be a summer.

So when friends came to visit us, they had a good glimpse of a gray and dreary day of Monterey.

 The Fish Hopper in John Steinbeck Plaza in Cannery Row right by the bay was the

choice of the restaurant this time. 

The food was good though my chicken was slightly overcooked.

We were seated at a nice corner in the back where we could look out the bay.

 

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Carmel Highlands Station & General Store

On Highway 1 south of Point Lobos, this very cute gas station and general store will catch anyone's eyes. I did not go inside, but I assume it would be like any other convenience store.

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Old Monterey Farmers Market

Old Monterey Farmers Market

takes about 3 blocks in downtown Monterey every Tuesday from 3 - 8 pm.

The location is on Alvarado Street between Del Monte and Pearl.

The produce vendors, arts & craft vendors, food vendors represents

many ethnic community from all over the world.

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Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park,

 located just south of Felton on Highway 9, was worth the visit.

The Redwoods Grove Trail is about a mile and it smells great in there.

On the trail is the largest tree in the park at 285 feet tall and 16 feet wide.

The oldest trees in the park are somewhere between 1400 to 1800 years old.

It was an excellent short excursion admiring the beauty of the nature.

 More than 2,200 years ago, this tree began to grow.

It was harvested in 1934.

The labels on the rings show what was happening in the world.

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