Driving along 17 Mile Drive in Carmel, CA with jaw dropping views. My favorite stop (besides Pebble Beach!) is Bird Rock. Back in 1930, it was covered with 4 to 5 feet of pelican and cormorant guano, until some industrious company decided to “harvest” all that to be used as fertilizer. Can you imagine that job?!
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- Once the guano was gone, the sea lions could actually get traction, and have been sunning themselves – and fighting the cormorants for territory ever since.
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- We didn’t see a single seagull land on the island. Apparently they’ve been voted off!
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- “The art of life lies in a constant readjustment to our surroundings.” Okakura, The Book of Tea
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- A little par 3 at Spanish Bay on the coast of the Pacific.
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- Carmel Valley Ranch is an incredible golf course with the most beautiful trees.
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- View from the intimidating back tees. We were lucky it wasn’t windy!
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- The pandemic has disrupted the California wine industry like no other event since Prohibition – more than droughts or wildfires. California produces 81% of US wines. If you drink wine, please buy domestic.
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- Napa and Sonoma not only have some of the finest wine in the world, but also some of the most beautiful scenery.
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