We have a new favorite place

We got up and left wednesday morning around 8:30 and arrived at out destination around 10:30. Check in time wasn't till 3 in the afternoon, but what could it hurt to ask or even tell them we were here and could we at least park the car. Well, guess what? Our room was ready and we could have the keys. all we had to do was carefully back up and pull down ito the parking area. the lady at erh desk gave us direction to the main street where we could find the restaurants, aquarium, beach, and general fun zone. we parked the car, loaded up the room with our stuff and headed off for our first day in Monterey.

it seems the weather is nice for us most of the time. this was no exception. I brought a light jacket and John didn't wear anything over his shirt. i was worried about him being cold, but hey, he is a big boy and can make his own decisions. We found out very soon it was easy to find everything we wanted. and that would be good food, a bar, the beach, another bar and that wine tasting place we saw online. and some more food. They were sampling clam chowder on cannery Rowe. We didn't expect that! and they have some really good chowder.

we ended up going to a wine tasting room John found on line. they had a flight they were sampling for ten dollars for 6. there were about ten or twelve wines to choose from and you could have 6 of what ever you want. we each had a flight, but I think the guy gave us more than six tastes. we quickly found out the wine there is much milder than the wine here. I was expecting the wine to be sorta similar, but it really wasn't. the merlot was closer to a mild zin and the zin was actually very light. the grapes there grow in a much cooler climate, so the flavors they release are very different.  still very good though. in the end, john had a glass of merlot and I had a glass of this really delish port that the owner of the place makes called pot belly. you can only buy it there, so the next day, we went back and bought a bottle and a little pirate guy that hold the port glasses.

For lunch we went to a place down the street that had really good chowder and i had mine in a bread bowl. as far as I'm concerned, if your gonna eat good chowder, eat it in a bread bowl. John had something i cant remember the name of it. I know what it is, I just cant remember the name right now. its squid, but that isn't what its called when its not fish bait. I could never get myself to taste it, but i did that day. it really wasn't bad, but i don't know if i would actually it.

I don't want this to get too long, cus even I get bored reading my stuff when it gets too long. I'm gonna go finish loading my pics and then I will be back. see ya then.