The Perks of California

One great things about California is that there are so many great and beautiful things to go see and do. Fresno is about 3 hours in any direction from just about everything cool in California. Over the Thanksgiving weekend JR and I went on a day trip to Monterey with a couple of our friends. This was the first time we'd been to the Central Coast and it was gorgeous! We had a blast. Our first stop was actually in Carmel at California's jewel of a state park, Point Lobos. Point Lobos was such a great combination of forest that you could hike around in and then ocean cliffs and hidden beaches. We had a nice little picnic there before heading over to the Pier at Monterey Bay where we enjoyed shop hopping and harbor views. There is also a fun little downtown area called Cannery Row with restaurants and shops, etc.
Our friends Maria and Mitch
This next series of pictures was pretty hilarious to us. There was this rock on the beach where the water was coming in and surrounding it and then the water would go back down and there would be sand. Well JR and Mitch decided it would be great fun to run really fast on to the rock when the water was receded. So they did just that. What they weren't taking in to consideration was the that the waves were actually very big so once they were on the rock they got a little freaked out.
In fact, Mitch got so freaked out that he didn't last long on that rock and panicked and jumped in the water before the wave went back down and started running for his life. We all got a really good laugh at his face in this next picture. Look at the sheer terror! Haha! We zoomed in on his face several times that day.
Needless to say Mitch spent the rest of the day with wet pants and shoes. JR got his share too.












It was really great to get away, hang out with friends, and enjoy the beautiful earth that we live on!