California

Nate and I had a great time in Monterey, CA....We stayed at Spanish Bay which is part of the Pebble Beach resorts. Everything was fantastic! The food and drinks were wonderful. It was nice to get away from Arkansas for a few days and unwind. Staying at a 5 star hotel made it even more relaxing!

This is the water at Monterey Bay - Very clear.

This is the giant fireplace at our hotel. We hung out here one night and had cocktails. It was nice.

This is Carmel Plaza in Carmel, CA. It is a very quaint town....Clint Eastwood's home!

Nate and I test drove a Lexus...Our hotel offered this as a perk to guests. We drove the Hybrid Lexus SUV. It is such a quiet vehicle! We drove 17 mile drive which was beautiful. This was a stop for a photo op along 17 mile drive.

Another pretty view!

Visiting with other guests at sunset at our hotel.

The view from the hotel patio bar.

Every night at sunset the bagpipe player strolled the hotel golf course and played. It was very neat to see!

At Monterey Bay

Monterey

I caught this seal swimming around the bay!

AnnJanette and I at the hotel after our winery tours. AnnJanette is the wife

of one of Nate's coworkers from California. We met them in Cabo in 2005.

One winery had a sculpture garden where we sat and enjoyed some vino. AnnJanette and I were

"smelling" this metal flower.

Nate peeking thru an odd sculpture.

At Chateau Julien Winery

Champagne and strawberries awaited us one night in our room

after dinner - Thanks Farmland!