The second highlight of our trip would be the 17-mile drive along the shores Pebble Beach on our way to Carmel. Carmel itself is a very cute town lined with shops and trees, unfortunately we did not have time to walk around town. That is for next time.
Why did we not have time? Well, that is because we spent all the time we had absorbing the great beauty of the 17-mile drive. To start this drive, it took us a quick drive from Monterey along Highway 1 South to reach one of the entry gates. The fee is $9.50 per car. There are a total of 21 points of interest and 4 golf courses along this drive. Once you pay the entry fee, all you have to do is follow the red marks along the road to reach the points of interest. It is an easy drive with lots of signs along the way so no need to worry about getting lost or taking a wrong turn.
We did not stop at every point of interest for the sake of time, but here are some locations that we did stop at and enjoyed tremendously:
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| Shepherd's Knoll |
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| Spanish Bay |
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| The Restless Sea |
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| Point Joe |
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| another view of the Restless Sea |
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| The Lone Cypress |
It took us about 2 hours to do the drive and quickly enjoy/take pictures of some of those locations we stopped at. It was quite unfortunate that we did not have enough time to thoroughly enjoy all the spectacular views. Not only that, I also killed the batteries in our camera at the aquarium. So... we used an iPhone to take pictures, which came out pretty good, but our camera would've done a way better job. (note to self: next time, bring extra batteries).
We would recommend you to actually have the whole day available just in case you want to take a walk along the available paths or have a picnic or just sit and enjoy the waves for a while. We would also highly recommend you take your dogs along the drive because there are plenty of nice trails along the shores for you and your pet companion.We took our dogs Daisy and Gidget; MAN!!! they were super excited about this trip. They both couldn't stop whining in the car because they know they are near the beach (which is their favorite place on earth). I know they are thinking the same thing I'm thinking: we wish we were there longer.
~ josie
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