Swiss Canyon

The day began with breakfast at the Old Monterey Cafe. I had some delicious huevos rancheros. We began with a quick visit to the Royal Presidio Chapel of Monterey. The cathedral, also called San Carlos Borromeo de Monterey, was founded by Franciscan Priest Junipero Serra in 1770 as one of the Spanish missions strung out along El Camino Real. Next we completed the scenic Seventeen-Mile Drive. When we were first married we never were able to take this drive. Back then there was a charge of $3.50 to make the scenic drive, and we could not afford the price. The price is a little higher now, but we had no problem coming up with the money. Life is good. We had lunch at the Little Napoli Restaurant in Carmel, one of our favorite restaurants in all the world. Glenda had the Bolognese tagliatelle, and I had the osso bucco ravioli. A leisurely drive down Highway 101 to Big Sur took most of the afternoon. The scenes were as beautiful as ever. When we returned to Monterey we found a street market in progress. We bought some English toffee, some dates, strawberries and salami. We grazed on these things for supper on Tuesday night and had an early bedtime.Read more