so I'm super excited about this episode
because in this episode we show you
around the Monterey California area
we are off today and I'm really excited
today happens to be father's day so
huge happy father's day to my awesome
hubby who is also a great great dad
but we are headed off
to go check out the big sur area
and I'm very excited to be able to see
this area
it's been on our list for a while and
we're finally making it happen this
summer
so stay tuned and we'll take you along
with us and kind of show you what's down
there to see
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just off of where this Bixby creek
bridge is we found this dirt road
that goes back here and
decided we would just check it out I saw
a sign that said
impassable when wet so I thought well if
it's impassable and wet it's dry there
must be something back there right
and boy it was so cool this is Charity
driving
she is even crazier she's crazier than I
am
she's usually the cautious one but when
she find a
steering wheel of a jeep
I guess this road does go all the way to
big sur if you go that far it's about 12
miles we didn't go that far but it takes
you down
into like this redwood forest and it's
just absolutely
epic and amazing four wheel drive not
required but small vehicle required
definitely wouldn't get back there with
a big truck but the jeep of course did
fine
and I'm glad we had a jeep for that
reason but super cool
little hidden gem here off of highway
one
just outside of the big sur area this is
so cool
like the trees are cool there's all of
these giant redwood trees
you've run into one other car and it's
just
gorgeous and it's peaceful and it's
beautiful and i'm glad that we
just decided to go ahead and take this
turn and see where it took us because it
was really really cool
we are going to take a drive down to a
beach called lovers point now
we scoped this beach out earlier in the
week we've been here for just about a
week
and when we went down there we weren't
prepared to
have a beach day per se we just wanted
to check things out and then
head further down into big sur but
today we promised the kids would take
them back and actually have a beach day
at the beach at lovers point which is in
pacific grove
so we're going to do that today we'll
take you along we'll give you some tips
if you want to come to this area one
thing I will say about this area
it's normally chilly 60s during the day
and cloudy and so we're blessed with
sunshine today
so we're going to take advantage of that
and hit the beach and hopefully enjoy
some sun
sand and surf so hopefully that's what
we will get today
as long as the sun holds out for us but
first
we have to make a stop by our favorite
place
in all of California they have them in
Arizona too
and so stay tuned we'll show you what
that is so
whenever you're in California or Arizona
In and Out Burger it's like one of our
favorite places
probably because we don't have them in
Colorado and so you know one of those
things that's like not available where
you are and then something's available
you're like
I have to have it so anyway we're gonna
grab us some lunch
and then hit the beach and the nice
thing about it is if you
grab it protein style I mean you feel
a lot less guilty eating it
I had to like totally laugh this sign
back here
I said wear masks
and then it says use mascara
apparently Spanish root for mask is
mascara but I don't understand why
they're using an English word
use and the Spanish word
I'm glad that I am wearing my mascara
today because apparently I'm going to be
100 % compliant
I have my mask and I put on my mascara
all the rest of you guys I don't know
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So I like this little beach here at pacific
pacific grove
lovers point at lovers
point it's
it's really small so there's not a lot
of beach
areas but it's kind is sheltered
by this like wall
area on almost all of the sides
except for where then like the coast is
which then
shelters you a little bit from the wind
it seems like it's always blowing
that makes it so cold by the ocean here
so it feels nice and warm
versus like even when we were in Santa
Cruz
or when we were at the beach right
outside of our campground
because of the wind and clouds and so
this is just a really nice beach to be
able to come
and hang out for the day and enjoy
actual
warmth versus kind of that chilliness
that you feel by the sea
that you want to feel if you're in
Florida but not when it's only 60
degrees in California
so right now when I checked it said it's
about 70.
so it's a pretty good temp enjoy the sun
let the kids burn off some energy and
enjoy some sand surfing sun finally in California
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so we just had to make a quick little
pit stop here
at a very special place that's
near and dear to our hearts
the bucks of star
did dad just say an armpit stop
no silly boy trinity's taking a nice
little power nap
what are you doing playing minecraft so
last night
I had this dream that I was eating a
giant marshmallow
and when I woke up my pillow was gone
so we're here at carmel by the sea
we drove by pebble beach and I have to
say that had I realized pebble beach was
mainly just like a golf course in a
community
probably would have skipped it it wasn't
really that much to see
or experience so uh carmel by the sea
next stop on our little road trip for
today
and it's beautiful the sand is really
white it reminds me of like a Florida
beach versus a California beach
and then the water is just kind of a
beautiful emerald color which again
reminds me of a Florida beach
but uh it is not as warm as Florida
beach
so not very many people in the water but
tons of people that are out enjoying
this
beautiful California day and the waves
are gorgeous looking
absolutely gorgeous looking the water is
beautiful
it's a really cool place to check out
here at carmel by the sea
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this is not the cheapest meal ever but I
have a feeling it's gonna be awesome
it's right here like the ocean's just
right here
and um they actually sell like
fish on the open market too so I'm
really looking forward to these snapper
tacos
when eating here one thing that you do
need to watch out for
is the seagulls look at your food
how is it so good so I got the snapper
tacos
they're amazing not big on the tortillas
just regular carbs
but a lot of snappers
peppers
it's just amazing and those crab cakes
oh my goodness those crab cakes are
amazing
and I got some um crab
and shrimp alfredo
and it's interesting it's in a little
cup here
but it does not take away from the
amazing flavor of it it's just
absolutely
amazing
how do you recommend this place
so one of the things that I think that
I'm learning about this whole
coastal area of the central
coast and even as we work our way a
little bit further north
into the northern coastal area
California is that
it's not very warm had I known that it
wasn't going to be warm and sunny
I might have thought twice about making
this part of our plans because I like to
be in the warmth and the sunshine
and so far it's been fairly chilly
fairly
cloudy and foggy and talking with a lot
of the local people
they say it's kind of like this a lot
where you don't have big temperature
swings so at night it's in the 50s
during the day it's in the 60s and
that's what you get because you're so
close to the ocean it keeps the
atmosphere in this area kind of a
constant temperature so
as far as having low lows during the
night and high highs during the day that
doesn't happen
it's very constant and I've known this
you might have different plans but here
we are
so we're going to page for what we have
but if you're considering this and
you're somebody that
loves the sunshine like me just be aware
that you may want to shorten your time
if sun is what you're seeking you'll go
a little bit further south
in southern California where there's
more sunshine
or go further inland off of the coast
so that is kind of
my little tip for you if you're thinking
about the
central northern California coast and
then
even as we work our way into the kind of
pacific northwest coastal area
I have a better idea of what to expect
we are at lovers point
so this piece right here
is this piece right here you're showing
me what happened to this
came off without
this is real life folks in an rv
working makeup while traveling I haven't
brushed my teeth yet
shut that up
if your goal is to get smacked
you're killing it father's day too thank
you
my wonderful husband to any dads by the
time you see this it won't be father's
day
oh that's so slimy and gross oh that's
so gross
gross just keep it recording
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