Sunday Adventures
The weather here this weekend has been a bit unusual - we had an offshore flow, which means it gets hot inland and really nice at the coast.
That was the case this weekend too, Saturday was really nice - so much so that I spent too long outside and got a little "pink" around the edges.
My original Sunday plan had been to go ride the Ducati during the afternoon, but I feared it might be too hot, so I decided to go first thing Sunday morning.
Funnily enough, even though it was already in the 60's at the house at 8am (which for the record, means it's going to be a warm day!), it turned out that this unusual weather pattern caused massive amounts of fog on Highway 1 south of Carmel.
I'd opted to wear the cooler of my motorcycle outfits, and I ended up being cold and damp as I found myself in the fog about 10 miles into the ride. I kept hoping I'd get out of it, and even though I did here and there, for the most part, I was totally in it.
The plus side, there was zero traffic, so I did get to enjoy some of the twisty stuff that's normally full of tourist traffic at this time of year.
I did snap the following shot on the way back - one of the few places that was clear, and therefore somewhere for me to stop and warm up!
Back home, it was hot (for Monterey - almost 80 degrees) so I was trying to figure out what to do with the rest of the day. I didn't want to go hang out in town again given the vague sunburn from the day before, then it hit me - go do the Partington Cove hike that I've been meaning to do for a while - it should be covered in fog, therefore a pleasant hike, and so it turned out to be.
It's an easy hike (half a mile down, half a mile back up again) to a cove that was used back in the late 1800's to load tanbark on to boats, and later used to smuggle illicit booze during the prohibition years.
They even made a tunnel through the rocks to complete the route for the tanbark to make it to a deep water cove where boats could moor.
It was a nice easy hike down and once through the tunnel (which is wood lined - very cool) you arrive at this small cove. It's quite scenic and very peaceful, with just a few old remains to remind you of its original purpose.
All in all, a very nice way to spend a Sunday.
That was the case this weekend too, Saturday was really nice - so much so that I spent too long outside and got a little "pink" around the edges.
My original Sunday plan had been to go ride the Ducati during the afternoon, but I feared it might be too hot, so I decided to go first thing Sunday morning.
Funnily enough, even though it was already in the 60's at the house at 8am (which for the record, means it's going to be a warm day!), it turned out that this unusual weather pattern caused massive amounts of fog on Highway 1 south of Carmel.
I'd opted to wear the cooler of my motorcycle outfits, and I ended up being cold and damp as I found myself in the fog about 10 miles into the ride. I kept hoping I'd get out of it, and even though I did here and there, for the most part, I was totally in it.
The plus side, there was zero traffic, so I did get to enjoy some of the twisty stuff that's normally full of tourist traffic at this time of year.
I did snap the following shot on the way back - one of the few places that was clear, and therefore somewhere for me to stop and warm up!
Back home, it was hot (for Monterey - almost 80 degrees) so I was trying to figure out what to do with the rest of the day. I didn't want to go hang out in town again given the vague sunburn from the day before, then it hit me - go do the Partington Cove hike that I've been meaning to do for a while - it should be covered in fog, therefore a pleasant hike, and so it turned out to be.It's an easy hike (half a mile down, half a mile back up again) to a cove that was used back in the late 1800's to load tanbark on to boats, and later used to smuggle illicit booze during the prohibition years.
They even made a tunnel through the rocks to complete the route for the tanbark to make it to a deep water cove where boats could moor.
It was a nice easy hike down and once through the tunnel (which is wood lined - very cool) you arrive at this small cove. It's quite scenic and very peaceful, with just a few old remains to remind you of its original purpose.
All in all, a very nice way to spend a Sunday.
posted by Tim H at 8:22 PM
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