4th of july weekend

4th of july Monterey City Hall
Ribs yum:)

Original Cross from the 1700's

The Carmel Mission
Point lobos (all pics below)

What a great weekend, even without fireworks!

It was the first time in a while that Joe and I got to spend some special time together and explore our new hometown.

Sat morning we went hiking at Point Lobos State Park.

Some highlights:

Saw a Sea otter

Bird Island

China Beach

Moss Trees

After that we drove into Carmel and tried to visit the San Carlos Borromeo De Carmelo Mission. The Carmel Mission has been gathering faithful people since 1771. It's stunning. Unfortunately there was a wedding going on when we went. You may visit the grounds for free when a wedding is going on, but we didn't want to be actual wedding crashers (* Note, if we were dressed a little better (we had hiking gear on) we would've considered it)

Sunday we road our bikes into the city of Monterey and went to the 4th of July festival at City Hall. It was live music with plenty of vendors. Joe and I had a 1/2 slab of ribs and yum yum yum. They were delish. The city didn't have fireworks but we had a nice time anyway.

Monday we didn't do much except hang and watch bad reality television (ever watch Real Housewives of New Jersey? God, I love it! Maybe because it's a little close to home?! haha.)

But we did walk into town later in the evening and found out that there is a farmer's market about a block up the road from our apartment every Monday. Super excited about getting fresh veggies, seafood and flowers!

Every Tuesday there is a HUGE farmer's market in Monterey. 3 1/2 City Blocks to be exact. Fresh produce, seafood, crafts and art! Might try to get a vendor's application and sell some photography

Any-who hope all is well. What did you do for the holiday?

*Cori