Marc did some tallying of gas receipts and fuel for the trip cost an approximate total of $900 (combination of Canadian and American funds). We drove a total of 9101km...and ate 12+ eggs benedict meals along the way.
We're slowly getting organized...doing laundry...filling the back of the truck with garbage...fitting two people in a place made comfortably for one. Glad we love eachother!
Marc also got a job at Petro Canada in Edmonton, doing electrical...so his holidays are officially OVER. We're on the hunt for a new pair of steel-toed boots now...
AND, the VW fell trough. We're no longer purchasing it which means that we have a Mustang GT Convertible for sale! If you know anyone who wants to buy our car...CALL/E-MAIL US!
Deb-A special thanks to you Karen and Rick for the wedding gift. What a wonderful keepsake. We are still waiting to see our pictures from the wedding, but when we have a good one, we'll send it your way so that we can add it to the frame. It's already on our wall!
Love C&M
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Thursday, August 16, 2007
HOME...safe and sound!
It seems like the "We're Home" part of the trip diary get neglected...but we (I) have not forgotten.
Marc and I had another day of driving (9 hours) since our last post which took us to Medicine Hat. We stopped at Aunty Colette and Uncle Rod's coming into town which has turned into a beautiful spot! Then, we crashed at Aunty Marina's for two nights...
While we were there, we stopped in at Grandpa's for cinnamon buns and hugs, and also at the VW Dealership. Yes, we did do somethign that may or may not shock you. We traded in the Mustang for a VW Jetta TDI Wagon. We still drove the Mustang back to Edmonton, but our new vehicle is going to be driven up to us once it passes a 600 point inspection...funny thing, we haven't even seen it yet!
Aunty Marina made us supper on Wednesday night, then we went for a field trip out to Kevin's new acreage. What a cool place! Marc was totally jealous and would definately not be sad if we were to stumble over a spot like this in the Edmonton area. ;)
Lastnight we arrive HOME, unloaded the Mustang, were bombarded with mail, then head over to my parents place, where everyone was anxiously awaiting our return. Breanne and Vanessa attacked us at the door before we could even enter the house. Goofy girls!
Supper was awesome; corn, sausage, spetzle, ceasar salad, and EGG PIE! (Thanks Marie!)
So the honeymoon is officialy over...now I'm in 'name change' mode and we're organizing our place...full of wedding gifts and such.
Stay tuned for future posts of how we're doing...
Thank you to all of you who read our journey so far. It has been wonderful!
Love
Cari and Marc Letourneau
Marc and I had another day of driving (9 hours) since our last post which took us to Medicine Hat. We stopped at Aunty Colette and Uncle Rod's coming into town which has turned into a beautiful spot! Then, we crashed at Aunty Marina's for two nights...
While we were there, we stopped in at Grandpa's for cinnamon buns and hugs, and also at the VW Dealership. Yes, we did do somethign that may or may not shock you. We traded in the Mustang for a VW Jetta TDI Wagon. We still drove the Mustang back to Edmonton, but our new vehicle is going to be driven up to us once it passes a 600 point inspection...funny thing, we haven't even seen it yet!
Aunty Marina made us supper on Wednesday night, then we went for a field trip out to Kevin's new acreage. What a cool place! Marc was totally jealous and would definately not be sad if we were to stumble over a spot like this in the Edmonton area. ;)
Lastnight we arrive HOME, unloaded the Mustang, were bombarded with mail, then head over to my parents place, where everyone was anxiously awaiting our return. Breanne and Vanessa attacked us at the door before we could even enter the house. Goofy girls!
Supper was awesome; corn, sausage, spetzle, ceasar salad, and EGG PIE! (Thanks Marie!)
So the honeymoon is officialy over...now I'm in 'name change' mode and we're organizing our place...full of wedding gifts and such.
Stay tuned for future posts of how we're doing...
Thank you to all of you who read our journey so far. It has been wonderful!
Love
Cari and Marc Letourneau
Sunday, August 12, 2007
There goes that blog!
So all we did today was drive...about 9 hours in total.
We left Las Vegas this morning at about 10:30am (after grabbing breakfast at McDonalds).
We drove through...
and into...
and then...I didn't have the camera ready, so this is me pouting that I did't get a picture of the "Welcome to Idaho" sign. Ug.
We're at another Super 8 tonight in Idaho Falls, ID...heading out early tomorrow morning to land in Medicine Hat for a quick visit.
Looking forward to being back in Canada!
C&M
We left Las Vegas this morning at about 10:30am (after grabbing breakfast at McDonalds).
We drove through...
and into...
and then...I didn't have the camera ready, so this is me pouting that I did't get a picture of the "Welcome to Idaho" sign. Ug.
We're at another Super 8 tonight in Idaho Falls, ID...heading out early tomorrow morning to land in Medicine Hat for a quick visit.
Looking forward to being back in Canada!
C&M
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Breasts and Black Jack...
This is going to be a different approach to blogging...
We're going to sum up the past 48+/- hours as follows:
"Oh my, it's HOT here!"
"Thank God for air conditioning!"
"Let's go see the Grand Canyon tomorrow!"
"G'night love..."
"Jack in the Box has an all day breakfast."
"You're going to eat two of those?!"
"How could anyone live out here? There is NOTHING!"
"What kind of trees are those? I've never seen them before."
"Oh lovely...gravel roads!"
"Ah, they're Joshua trees!"
"I see helicopter rides...I like it here..."
"I can't justify $75 each to walk over a glass skywalk...which I probably won't be able to handle!"
"Driving out here...to turn around to go back..."
"Going to Vegas to see Celine and not being able to..."
"Do you wanna drive?"
"The Hoover Dam...is a concrete jungle."
"It's HOT here!"
"Look over the edge...all the way down."
"God bless air conditioning!"
"It's 9:00pm and it's dark outside!"
"How many light bulbs do you think are in Las Vegas?"
"MGM Grand isn't actually green?! It's just lights...how disappointing!"
"Let's eat at the Rainforest Cafe."
"It's still hot!"
"G'night..."
"Um...it's almost 2:00pm and we're just leaving the hotel...where are we going to eat?"
"Ya, it's still HOT outside...48 degrees celcius!"
"This might be the hottest weather I've ever experienced."
"Ah, air conditioning!"
"Brunch at the Mesa Cafe in Ceasar's Palace...this better be good!"
"What are grits?"
"I'm going to walk through the Celine Dion store..."
"Let's find a blackjack table..."
"I'm up $60!"
"It's over...should have cashed out."
"Let's go back to the hotel so that I can change."
"We're taking a cab to New York New York for the show...it's too hot to walk!"
"Let's grab a Starbucks."
"Zumanity...the sensual side of Cirque de Soleil."
"You need to be open minded for this one."
"Was there enough breasts for ya?"
We're going to leave the rest of the details for when we come home. Las Vegas has been good and HOT. Could ya tell? The following pictures will link together the above dialogue.
We're planning on making it to Idaho Falls, ID tomorrow...about 9 hours from here. We've got some driving ahead of us...
G'night from Sin City!
C&M
We're going to sum up the past 48+/- hours as follows:
"Oh my, it's HOT here!"
"Thank God for air conditioning!"
"Let's go see the Grand Canyon tomorrow!"
"G'night love..."
"Jack in the Box has an all day breakfast."
"You're going to eat two of those?!"
"How could anyone live out here? There is NOTHING!"
"What kind of trees are those? I've never seen them before."
"Oh lovely...gravel roads!"
"Ah, they're Joshua trees!"
"I see helicopter rides...I like it here..."
"I can't justify $75 each to walk over a glass skywalk...which I probably won't be able to handle!"
"Driving out here...to turn around to go back..."
"Going to Vegas to see Celine and not being able to..."
"Do you wanna drive?"
"The Hoover Dam...is a concrete jungle."
"It's HOT here!"
"Look over the edge...all the way down."
"God bless air conditioning!"
"It's 9:00pm and it's dark outside!"
"How many light bulbs do you think are in Las Vegas?"
"MGM Grand isn't actually green?! It's just lights...how disappointing!"
"Let's eat at the Rainforest Cafe."
"It's still hot!"
"G'night..."
"Um...it's almost 2:00pm and we're just leaving the hotel...where are we going to eat?"
"Ya, it's still HOT outside...48 degrees celcius!"
"This might be the hottest weather I've ever experienced."
"Ah, air conditioning!"
"Brunch at the Mesa Cafe in Ceasar's Palace...this better be good!"
"What are grits?"
"I'm going to walk through the Celine Dion store..."
"Let's find a blackjack table..."
"I'm up $60!"
"It's over...should have cashed out."
"Let's go back to the hotel so that I can change."
"We're taking a cab to New York New York for the show...it's too hot to walk!"
"Let's grab a Starbucks."
"Zumanity...the sensual side of Cirque de Soleil."
"You need to be open minded for this one."
"Was there enough breasts for ya?"
We're going to leave the rest of the details for when we come home. Las Vegas has been good and HOT. Could ya tell? The following pictures will link together the above dialogue.
We're planning on making it to Idaho Falls, ID tomorrow...about 9 hours from here. We've got some driving ahead of us...
G'night from Sin City!
C&M
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Live from Sin City...
Before writing about where we are now, we need to step back and talk more about where we were...
Our visit with Sean was more than anything I could have imagined. I hadn't seen him for such a long time and three days just flew by. He provided us with so many wonderful experiences and was a very generous host.
Yesterday morning, he had us up and ready for a workout at the beach by 8:15am. He had organized a 'bootcamp' which ended up to be a small gathering of willing 'victims' while my lvoing cousin put us through different exercises. We each had a towel on the sand...doing push ups, bicycle crunches, running with a parachute behind us (this was tough), lunges...it was a good sweat at an amazing spot. We would have never have thought that a workout on the beach was going to be a part of our honeymoon. (Notice the picture from our last post to see how Marc felt about this moment) After our 'fun' on the beach, Sean took us to "The Naked Cafe" to get naked! Um, not really...but we had an amazing healthy breakfast together. All of this happened before 10:00am, which has been our average time of waking.
Sean had another treat lined up for us, to relieve our muscle tension from the earlier experience. Friends of his, Marsha and Jason, practise a different type of massage called BodyWork. We have never experienced something like this before. We both recieved 45mins of BodyWork, which consisted of conversation, massage, and deep breathing...with both Marsha and Jason working on you at the same time. The experience of having 4 hands on your body, working together, was amazing. We both needed this moment for different reasons. Needless to say, we're going to investigate BodyWork studios in Edmonton to see if we can continue this type of personal health.
We head back to Sean's after this for food. The night before Marc had me make my 'chicken salad' wraps, which were such a hit that the two boys wanted me to make them again...I miss cooking so I was alright with this. BUT, we also ordered Papa John's Pizza which comes wiht garlic butter dipping sauce...OH MY GOSH! This was heavenly. The funny thing about eating with a personal trainer is that we are constantly analyzing what is going into our body...it was hilarious...Marc's line is, "I'm on my honeymoon, give me a break!" I think he's going to be on his honeymoon for the rest of his life! ;)
We slept well then got up for another beating from Sean. His goal was to have us arrive in Las Vegas, get out of the car and be unable to walk properly. He succeeded. We're hurtin'. He had us on the treadmill, doing bridges, squats...while watching Dog Whisperer (Marc's new favorite show...on TiVo...also a new favorite). All this physical activity prior to a long drive made us tired.
We packed up the car, said our goodbyes and hit the road. (These next couple sentences are for Sean.) I made it about an hour out of San Diego and started to cry. I had just spent three wonderful days with my favorite cousin in the whole world. I had looked up to him for so long and had lost touch...I tracked him down and made it my mission to make it to San Diego to see him. I held myself together when we did our hugs, but leaving him behind was tough. I know that I needed to see him, but now that we have had our reunion, we needed eachother for so many reasons. I have a feeling that he's be coming 'home' soon.
So, we're reporting live, from Las Vegas, Nevada. It's extremely muggy outside...and still hot. We had temperatures of 108degrees en route. We're in the middle of the desert. Ug!
We're sore, we're tired, we're married...
Love
C&M
Our visit with Sean was more than anything I could have imagined. I hadn't seen him for such a long time and three days just flew by. He provided us with so many wonderful experiences and was a very generous host.
Yesterday morning, he had us up and ready for a workout at the beach by 8:15am. He had organized a 'bootcamp' which ended up to be a small gathering of willing 'victims' while my lvoing cousin put us through different exercises. We each had a towel on the sand...doing push ups, bicycle crunches, running with a parachute behind us (this was tough), lunges...it was a good sweat at an amazing spot. We would have never have thought that a workout on the beach was going to be a part of our honeymoon. (Notice the picture from our last post to see how Marc felt about this moment) After our 'fun' on the beach, Sean took us to "The Naked Cafe" to get naked! Um, not really...but we had an amazing healthy breakfast together. All of this happened before 10:00am, which has been our average time of waking.
Sean had another treat lined up for us, to relieve our muscle tension from the earlier experience. Friends of his, Marsha and Jason, practise a different type of massage called BodyWork. We have never experienced something like this before. We both recieved 45mins of BodyWork, which consisted of conversation, massage, and deep breathing...with both Marsha and Jason working on you at the same time. The experience of having 4 hands on your body, working together, was amazing. We both needed this moment for different reasons. Needless to say, we're going to investigate BodyWork studios in Edmonton to see if we can continue this type of personal health.
We head back to Sean's after this for food. The night before Marc had me make my 'chicken salad' wraps, which were such a hit that the two boys wanted me to make them again...I miss cooking so I was alright with this. BUT, we also ordered Papa John's Pizza which comes wiht garlic butter dipping sauce...OH MY GOSH! This was heavenly. The funny thing about eating with a personal trainer is that we are constantly analyzing what is going into our body...it was hilarious...Marc's line is, "I'm on my honeymoon, give me a break!" I think he's going to be on his honeymoon for the rest of his life! ;)
We slept well then got up for another beating from Sean. His goal was to have us arrive in Las Vegas, get out of the car and be unable to walk properly. He succeeded. We're hurtin'. He had us on the treadmill, doing bridges, squats...while watching Dog Whisperer (Marc's new favorite show...on TiVo...also a new favorite). All this physical activity prior to a long drive made us tired.
We packed up the car, said our goodbyes and hit the road. (These next couple sentences are for Sean.) I made it about an hour out of San Diego and started to cry. I had just spent three wonderful days with my favorite cousin in the whole world. I had looked up to him for so long and had lost touch...I tracked him down and made it my mission to make it to San Diego to see him. I held myself together when we did our hugs, but leaving him behind was tough. I know that I needed to see him, but now that we have had our reunion, we needed eachother for so many reasons. I have a feeling that he's be coming 'home' soon.
So, we're reporting live, from Las Vegas, Nevada. It's extremely muggy outside...and still hot. We had temperatures of 108degrees en route. We're in the middle of the desert. Ug!
We're sore, we're tired, we're married...
Love
C&M
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
SEE what we're up to...
Shamu at Sea World...
Fishing for starfish...
SHARKS!
Polar bears in San Diego...something is wrong here!
Marcus running on the treadmill...showing us how it's done!
After our 8:15am workout at the beach with Sean...
Playing at the beach this morning...
Now we're off to explore downtown San Diego!
More to come later...
C&M...and Sean and Marcus too ;)
Fishing for starfish...
SHARKS!
Polar bears in San Diego...something is wrong here!
Marcus running on the treadmill...showing us how it's done!
After our 8:15am workout at the beach with Sean...
Playing at the beach this morning...
Now we're off to explore downtown San Diego!
More to come later...
C&M...and Sean and Marcus too ;)
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
San Diego Saki Bombs!
So...lastnight our sushi diner was a bit of an adventure. Sean, Jenn, Steve, Marc and I went to a restaurant called Harney Sushi in Old San Diego. The menu was a bit overwhelming...more choices than I've ever seen in my life! BUT, the deal was that we started the meal with saki bombs...this is hot saki shots dropped into beer and shot back...oh my! After two fo these, we were all a bit tipsy...highly recommended. The sushi was wonderful too...california rolls and philidelphia rolls (which had cream cheese in it).
Today was Sea World day...Marc and I head out to Sea World at about 10:00am this morning...and had a great day going through the park. As soon as we got there, we sat ourselves in the audience for the 'Believe' show of Shamu the killer whale. Now, I need to be honest, since 'Free Willy' I have always thought of these mammals as magical. Watching this show was an emotional experience for whatever reason...seeing trainers swimming in the tank with these whales was amazing. There was a little girl who was able to pet the whale at the end of the show...so jealous. We also got SOAKED...severely soaked, twice actually, and I was wearing white shorts...lovely!
We also saw sharks, manatees, penguins, polar bears, walrus, sea lions, harbour seals, and countless other aquatic creatures. It was a wonderful way to spend a day! (pics to come)
Saki bombs...CHEERS
The crew...
Marcus and I at the beach...
I'll add more to this later...
Enjoy!
C&M
Today was Sea World day...Marc and I head out to Sea World at about 10:00am this morning...and had a great day going through the park. As soon as we got there, we sat ourselves in the audience for the 'Believe' show of Shamu the killer whale. Now, I need to be honest, since 'Free Willy' I have always thought of these mammals as magical. Watching this show was an emotional experience for whatever reason...seeing trainers swimming in the tank with these whales was amazing. There was a little girl who was able to pet the whale at the end of the show...so jealous. We also got SOAKED...severely soaked, twice actually, and I was wearing white shorts...lovely!
We also saw sharks, manatees, penguins, polar bears, walrus, sea lions, harbour seals, and countless other aquatic creatures. It was a wonderful way to spend a day! (pics to come)
Saki bombs...CHEERS
The crew...
Marcus and I at the beach...
I'll add more to this later...
Enjoy!
C&M
Monday, August 6, 2007
From Venice to San Diego...
We haven't blogged in a while, so this is going to be a bit of a gong show update.
We spent Saturday in Universal Studios, which was a sea of humanity with a lack of direction. We arrived at the park at about 10:00am after parking in the Curious George park of the lot. Our stomachs had not yet been fed, so we stopped for some breakfast on the CityWalk. After some coffee and food, we faced the lines to purchase our tickets.
Mastercard was doing some promo thing, so we purchased our tickets with the card and recieved $25 on this paypass trial thing; similar to the PetroPass when buying gas, when you just pass the thing across a pad and it charges. Anyway...we got into park, got the $25 thing (to be used for lunch), and head straight for WATERWORLD.
Marc was impressed with this show...complete with water, jet skis, good acting and a plane that lands in front of the crowd. I must admit, it was a favorite for me as well. I caught most of it on video tape so we can share it with you at home. The rest of our day included a visit to Fear Factor LIVE, Horror Effects, BackDraft, Shrek 4-D, and the Backlot Tramway Tour. It was a great day...then we finished our day with HARRY POTTER, the IMAX version. Breanne, you would have loved this experience...with the 3-D glasses for the scene with the battle against Voldemort, with all the crystal balls. It was awesome!
We got back to Paul's and decided not to do Disneyland for two reasons...we were tired of navigating through people and also, we figured that it would be more fun to do Disneyland with kids...we'll wait a few years.
Sunday was a CHILL DAY. We slept in, in our rooftop accomodations a la Venice, packed our stuff up, Marc spent some time reading...and in my defense: I would be reading more, but I don't have my blue overlay, which make reading labourous for me, I don't have a good book with me that I WANT to read, and there is things to see and do all over the place. We loaded up the car...and hit the I-5 to San Diego...to see Sean. I hadn't seen Sean in 14 years, so I was rather anxious to get here. This is also the end of the road for Marc and I. After we leave here, it's homeward bound with a three day pit stop in Vegas.
We arrived at Sean's at about 7:00pm and he had a feast on the grill...garlic hamburgers, chicken and a spectacular salad. He had also gathered some of his close friends to join us in our meal. Marc and I did some singing, shared some laughs and conversation, before heading to bed at about 11:30pm.
This morning Sean took us on a tour on San Diego after his appointments with his clients (he's a personal trainer). We went to the beach, grabbed breakfast at Kono's (cheap and SO GOOD), went to Costco quickly for wine and beer, took a detour for a vanilla shake from In-and-Out, stopped in at Target for mouthwash and toothpaste (VERY IMPORTANT!), then head back to Sean's. He's training someone right now in the living room...Marc is watching and learning...anticipating when Sean whips Marc into shape. This is going to be a good three days. I am very glad to be here.
Tonight is sushi...
Tomorrow is Sea World...
We'll eat 'em raw tonight and see 'em live tomorrow!
...from San Diego; home of the Padres,
Cari and Marc
PS. Sean has the coolest dog...Marcus. He is amazing. Sean managed to get him registered as a 'service dog' and he truly is that. He has been a great companion for Sean and he listens SO WELL.
PSS. ALSO, Paul (our Venice connection) has a website of his photography. Check it out! gpmalone.com
We spent Saturday in Universal Studios, which was a sea of humanity with a lack of direction. We arrived at the park at about 10:00am after parking in the Curious George park of the lot. Our stomachs had not yet been fed, so we stopped for some breakfast on the CityWalk. After some coffee and food, we faced the lines to purchase our tickets.
Mastercard was doing some promo thing, so we purchased our tickets with the card and recieved $25 on this paypass trial thing; similar to the PetroPass when buying gas, when you just pass the thing across a pad and it charges. Anyway...we got into park, got the $25 thing (to be used for lunch), and head straight for WATERWORLD.
Marc was impressed with this show...complete with water, jet skis, good acting and a plane that lands in front of the crowd. I must admit, it was a favorite for me as well. I caught most of it on video tape so we can share it with you at home. The rest of our day included a visit to Fear Factor LIVE, Horror Effects, BackDraft, Shrek 4-D, and the Backlot Tramway Tour. It was a great day...then we finished our day with HARRY POTTER, the IMAX version. Breanne, you would have loved this experience...with the 3-D glasses for the scene with the battle against Voldemort, with all the crystal balls. It was awesome!
We got back to Paul's and decided not to do Disneyland for two reasons...we were tired of navigating through people and also, we figured that it would be more fun to do Disneyland with kids...we'll wait a few years.
Sunday was a CHILL DAY. We slept in, in our rooftop accomodations a la Venice, packed our stuff up, Marc spent some time reading...and in my defense: I would be reading more, but I don't have my blue overlay, which make reading labourous for me, I don't have a good book with me that I WANT to read, and there is things to see and do all over the place. We loaded up the car...and hit the I-5 to San Diego...to see Sean. I hadn't seen Sean in 14 years, so I was rather anxious to get here. This is also the end of the road for Marc and I. After we leave here, it's homeward bound with a three day pit stop in Vegas.
We arrived at Sean's at about 7:00pm and he had a feast on the grill...garlic hamburgers, chicken and a spectacular salad. He had also gathered some of his close friends to join us in our meal. Marc and I did some singing, shared some laughs and conversation, before heading to bed at about 11:30pm.
This morning Sean took us on a tour on San Diego after his appointments with his clients (he's a personal trainer). We went to the beach, grabbed breakfast at Kono's (cheap and SO GOOD), went to Costco quickly for wine and beer, took a detour for a vanilla shake from In-and-Out, stopped in at Target for mouthwash and toothpaste (VERY IMPORTANT!), then head back to Sean's. He's training someone right now in the living room...Marc is watching and learning...anticipating when Sean whips Marc into shape. This is going to be a good three days. I am very glad to be here.
Tonight is sushi...
Tomorrow is Sea World...
We'll eat 'em raw tonight and see 'em live tomorrow!
...from San Diego; home of the Padres,
Cari and Marc
PS. Sean has the coolest dog...Marcus. He is amazing. Sean managed to get him registered as a 'service dog' and he truly is that. He has been a great companion for Sean and he listens SO WELL.
PSS. ALSO, Paul (our Venice connection) has a website of his photography. Check it out! gpmalone.com
Friday, August 3, 2007
A re-cap...
An update of the past two days...
We left San Francisco on Wednesday morning and made our way to Carmel-by-the-Sea. Aunty Hallie and Uncle Rob had paid for our accomodations (an awesome wedding gift!)at Edgemere Cottages in Carmel, which was an experience that we will always remember. The town of Carmel is set right alongside the Monterey Peninsula, with an abundance of restaurants and art shops. The feeling in the town is very laid back, although the people visiting/living in the area are clearly high class.
We arrived at lunch time and were greeted by Scott and Barbara. They gave us a map of the area and, while the room was being prepared, we headed out on foot to explore. Our travels brought us up and down Ocean Ave. and back to the Cottages where we had a power nap for two hours...apparently we were tired. We woke up, got in the Mustang and decided to explore the Pebble Beach area on what is called the "17 Mile Drive". The houses along the drive were not houses...they were mansions...estates! (See pics) We fed our stomachs with some mexican food at Club Jalapeno (JA-LAP-EN-OH)...which was interesting. Marc had halibut with a honey/banana/cheyenne pepper mix that he didn't like so much, however the mango margarita washed it down nicely. My montrosity of a burrito (one foot long X 4 inches in diameter)was rather good, but hard to finish. My passionfruit margarita was "meh". Somehow the beans in MY food, made Marc's 1/4 inch speaker over active...um, ya.
We ended our field trip with a stop at the beach to listen to the waves hit the shore. Marc took his Mac down to the water and recorded the ocean music...a souvenir we will listen to over and over again.
The next morning we got organized and started our day off with...you guessed it Deb!...EGGS BENEDICT at a restaurant called Katy's Place. There were 15 choices on the menu! Marc figured that this place ranked #3-4 on the top 10 list, until breakfast this morning...which we'll get to.
Our day was consumed with DRIVING...driving...and more driving...with the top down, heading to Venice Beach, just outside of LA.
O.k. so I've been driving Cari nuts by poking her and teasing her since she started this blog, so she has officially quit and walked away. Back to the story...
For any of you who think Yellowhead is a pain in the butt around 5:30pm on a monday night, we have 4 words for you... "You have no Idea!" We drove anywhere's from 0Mph to 30Mph for over 2 hours! The mustang may need a new clutch after that... We did however finaly arrive around 9:00pm. Paul helped us unload, and find a parking spot which after 15 mins of driving around the neighborhood, ended up finding what I call "Pornstar Parking" just 100ft away from Paul's Mediteranian Condo. Total score! We accidently forgot unpack the unloaded bags, and got right into catching up and drinking wine (Thanks uncle Rob and aunt Hallie!) Quickly running out of vino and realizing we hadn't eaten since 11:00am, we took a leisurely stroll along the ocean to Washington avenue and purchased two more bottles of wine and a bottle of Grand Marnier (we ran out again... Cari can't stop drinking it... ok..ok.. I helped a little). We also ordered pizza from Domino's which was waiting for us as we returned to the condo.
We returned to the rooftop patio where Cari and I decided it would be unforgetable to set up the tent and sleep on the rooftop. So we did! We fell asleep last night, listening to waves only a city block away crashing onto the beach. Very romantic.
This morning, Paul treated us to his "Best Cappuccino on the westside" and they were so good, I just had to shave (which broke Cari's heart). After cleaning up, we walked back to Washington street to have breakfast at Mercedes Grill and I had the "florentine eggs benedict" and Cari had "mama's egg sandwich". Breakfast was excellent and this morning's eggs benedict were better than Katy's... sorry Carmel.
We then headed north up the beach boardwalk towards Santa Monica and did some sight seeing. Once we walked to the end of the shops, we enjoyed a Ben and Jerry's cup of banana rum ice cream and headed back for the condo for some shade and R&R time.
By the way, regardless of the spf-45, my face still red'nd up just a bit more, to add to my tanning style, "The Racoon".
Plans for tommorow consist of Universal Studios... and probably so more R&R time. I'm almost done my book. Ask Cari how much she's read so far... hehe
Love,
Us.
Our accomodations in Carmel...really cool place!
Carmels beach...
An estate in the area...anyone wanna guess the code?!
This house reminded us of a Smurf house...check out the roof! (in Carmel townsite)
The lonely tree...growing out on a rock...by Pebble Beach
One of the mansions on the 17 Mile Drive, by Pebble Beach...this guy even has his own green and sand pits to practise!
En route to Venice...
Paul's photography...
Venice beach...
Under the Venice Pier...see the surfer?
On the boardwalk...
Our tent on the roof top...high class camping!
We left San Francisco on Wednesday morning and made our way to Carmel-by-the-Sea. Aunty Hallie and Uncle Rob had paid for our accomodations (an awesome wedding gift!)at Edgemere Cottages in Carmel, which was an experience that we will always remember. The town of Carmel is set right alongside the Monterey Peninsula, with an abundance of restaurants and art shops. The feeling in the town is very laid back, although the people visiting/living in the area are clearly high class.
We arrived at lunch time and were greeted by Scott and Barbara. They gave us a map of the area and, while the room was being prepared, we headed out on foot to explore. Our travels brought us up and down Ocean Ave. and back to the Cottages where we had a power nap for two hours...apparently we were tired. We woke up, got in the Mustang and decided to explore the Pebble Beach area on what is called the "17 Mile Drive". The houses along the drive were not houses...they were mansions...estates! (See pics) We fed our stomachs with some mexican food at Club Jalapeno (JA-LAP-EN-OH)...which was interesting. Marc had halibut with a honey/banana/cheyenne pepper mix that he didn't like so much, however the mango margarita washed it down nicely. My montrosity of a burrito (one foot long X 4 inches in diameter)was rather good, but hard to finish. My passionfruit margarita was "meh". Somehow the beans in MY food, made Marc's 1/4 inch speaker over active...um, ya.
We ended our field trip with a stop at the beach to listen to the waves hit the shore. Marc took his Mac down to the water and recorded the ocean music...a souvenir we will listen to over and over again.
The next morning we got organized and started our day off with...you guessed it Deb!...EGGS BENEDICT at a restaurant called Katy's Place. There were 15 choices on the menu! Marc figured that this place ranked #3-4 on the top 10 list, until breakfast this morning...which we'll get to.
Our day was consumed with DRIVING...driving...and more driving...with the top down, heading to Venice Beach, just outside of LA.
O.k. so I've been driving Cari nuts by poking her and teasing her since she started this blog, so she has officially quit and walked away. Back to the story...
For any of you who think Yellowhead is a pain in the butt around 5:30pm on a monday night, we have 4 words for you... "You have no Idea!" We drove anywhere's from 0Mph to 30Mph for over 2 hours! The mustang may need a new clutch after that... We did however finaly arrive around 9:00pm. Paul helped us unload, and find a parking spot which after 15 mins of driving around the neighborhood, ended up finding what I call "Pornstar Parking" just 100ft away from Paul's Mediteranian Condo. Total score! We accidently forgot unpack the unloaded bags, and got right into catching up and drinking wine (Thanks uncle Rob and aunt Hallie!) Quickly running out of vino and realizing we hadn't eaten since 11:00am, we took a leisurely stroll along the ocean to Washington avenue and purchased two more bottles of wine and a bottle of Grand Marnier (we ran out again... Cari can't stop drinking it... ok..ok.. I helped a little). We also ordered pizza from Domino's which was waiting for us as we returned to the condo.
We returned to the rooftop patio where Cari and I decided it would be unforgetable to set up the tent and sleep on the rooftop. So we did! We fell asleep last night, listening to waves only a city block away crashing onto the beach. Very romantic.
This morning, Paul treated us to his "Best Cappuccino on the westside" and they were so good, I just had to shave (which broke Cari's heart). After cleaning up, we walked back to Washington street to have breakfast at Mercedes Grill and I had the "florentine eggs benedict" and Cari had "mama's egg sandwich". Breakfast was excellent and this morning's eggs benedict were better than Katy's... sorry Carmel.
We then headed north up the beach boardwalk towards Santa Monica and did some sight seeing. Once we walked to the end of the shops, we enjoyed a Ben and Jerry's cup of banana rum ice cream and headed back for the condo for some shade and R&R time.
By the way, regardless of the spf-45, my face still red'nd up just a bit more, to add to my tanning style, "The Racoon".
Plans for tommorow consist of Universal Studios... and probably so more R&R time. I'm almost done my book. Ask Cari how much she's read so far... hehe
Love,
Us.
Our accomodations in Carmel...really cool place!
Carmels beach...
An estate in the area...anyone wanna guess the code?!
This house reminded us of a Smurf house...check out the roof! (in Carmel townsite)
The lonely tree...growing out on a rock...by Pebble Beach
One of the mansions on the 17 Mile Drive, by Pebble Beach...this guy even has his own green and sand pits to practise!
En route to Venice...
Paul's photography...
Venice beach...
Under the Venice Pier...see the surfer?
On the boardwalk...
Our tent on the roof top...high class camping!
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