Lazy Saturday...

Nothing too terribly exciting to report today - we woke up early (and by "we" I mean "me") got up, got ready, and headed out to start the day. We started with breakfast at First Awakenings in Monterey - which was fantastic. I had read online that it had gotten rave reviews - what we didn't realize until we were paying our tab was that Rachel Ray featured it on her show "$40 a Day" BEST PANCAKE EVER..... it had raspberries, coconut, and granola in it. It was so good in fact, that we plan on returning before we leave, so if the opportunity presents itself, I will snap a picture of it.


After a very filling start, we headed down the coast along 17 Mile Drive. It was worth every penny of the $9 it cost to go from Pacific Grove down to Carmel (is it just killing you Jim that we actually PAID to drive down a street?) We saw some incredible coastline, some even more incredible houses, and got a small glimpse at what awaits us tomorrow at Pebble Beach. If we thought that the Italian Concours was nuts, this is going to be SUPER NUTS!!! The event starts at 10:30AM, but I figure we'll get there about 8AM to find a reasonable parking spot - oiy vay.


Back to 17 Mile Drive... we took this through Pebble Beach and into Carmel, which is like downtown Wayzata on steroids. I never wanted to leave..... so pretty, so clean, so charming, so flippin' expensive.... apparently, everyone felt that way since it went from quiet to crazy in about an hour! We purchased our obligatory sweatshirt, just to prove we were there, and then headed back to PG (Pacific Grove - for those in the know) Lunch was at an English pub in Monterey called the Crown & Anchor. Dana got bangers & mash, I had a cajun chicken sandwich (I know - nothing screams God Save the Queen like a cajun chicken sandwich) Anyhow, both were good and now we've settled in for a brief afternon nap before cocktail hour begins downstairs at 5:30.

Hope everyone is doing well - we will post again tomorrow after the Concours.... Enjoy the photos from the day! ~Sarah