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14 July: Carmel
After visiting the home site, we went for a walk with the Landgreens, strolling along a preserve that's about 600-800 meters from their front door. There's a photo of that stroll in the "sights" section in this page. All in all, it was a great visit, one that we're glad we extended our schedule so that we were able to have.
As an added bonus of the stop, we got to visit with Pat's neice, Marie, and two of her boys, Cameron and Brennan. Path
Because my phone meeting delayed us, we didn't get to stop frequently and photo the sights. But, we had outstanding vistas with clear skies and copious sun. I tried out one of my new bargin-store hats, as the photo shoes. The grin was genuine: Not only was the setting fantastic, but the drive in the Bird was delightful. I had fond memories of driving my '56 Bird south along this same highway on a similarly fabulous day in the '60s. Sights Food The continental breakfast at the FogCatcher Inn was pretty good. For lunch, Mark and Chris wanted to take us to a small sandwich place on the western side and at the northern end of the tourist strip (east of CA 1), but it was closed for Mondays. We went across the street to a place tha offered lots of sandwiches and TVs, something like a sports bar. O.K. When we got to Carmel for dinner, the Salazars took us to a place near their home that featured memorabilia from cars, sports-car racing, movies about racing, and such. The food ran mostly toward Mexican dishes, so I was able to eat. Bird With Mark as an ally, I got to drive the Big Sur road with the top down. As Mark put it, "If there's one part of this trip when you want the top down, this is it." It was it. This vehicle was becoming more and more obviously a treat. Birds Pelicans were the highlight during this segment. While strolling the cape with Mark and Chris we saw several groups, one with at least 16 birds, flying in formation along the water or using the lift of the cliff. I missed a photo of the big group. However, we also saw many local crows; neither Pat nor I are familiar enough with crows in CA to be able to identify the sub-species, though. There were also cormorants and a host of little birds. Tunes My theory about the iTrip narrowcasting over multiple frequencies was bogus. It was only using the one I'd most recently set. But, I now had a system that worked. This part of the travel arrangements was falling into place. I wondered about whether we would hear the same tunes repeatedly on the trip; I suposed it was likely, as I had loaded too many jazz tunes for Pat's taste. But, it was working and we had tunes for travelling. Very cool. Runs I was a tad late getting out on the road this morning. When I first looked out, the boardwalk looked inviting, but by the time I got there, there were too many people on it to make it appropriate for me to run there. I chose to make a loop of the road, running on the soft shoulder as much as I could. When I got on the path I spent the first few score meters running with a fellow from Boston. Then, I went into push mode and ran alone for 28:45. |
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This is the record of our travels during the summer of 2003. © 2003, John & Pat Lloyd. http://JPCLloyd.org/trip_03/ |
When
Pat remembered that former neighbors Mark and Chris Landgreen lived
in Cambria, we made a call and found them. The timing was fortuitous,
as they were available. We met them near our hotel and drove to
the site of the home they are building on the coast. It's a marvelous
and unique place in a wonderful spot. Mark, standing in front of
the house (not the blue structure), is looking toward the end of
the cul-de-sac where their house is located. The cul-de-sac stops
at the edge of a cliff that drops directly down to a cove where
the Pacific washes the beach. 
