Hi there everyone,
Our second full day here in the Monterey/San Juan Bautista area was another full one, but enjoyable none the less. We started out Geocaching, in San Juan Bautista. Geocaching is an activity that my Eric's Sister and Brother-in-law introduced us too over 5 years ago. We had 5 geocaches to find in the San Juan Bautista area, but two of them were over two miles from the closest place to park the car, so we decided against those, as we just couldn't spare the time. One of the caches, was located at the old, yet still operational Mission San Juan Bautista! We took a couple hours exploring this mission, gardens and immersing our selves in it's history. We found there were some Civil War Re-enactments going on in the area as well which were very interesting. If you ever find your selves in this area, you must check out this mission.
After having lunch we did some antique shopping looking for Pie birds and ceramic Boxers. We found a Boxer so we snagged that up for Carol's collection and we also found Carol a new purse, but after two exhaustive days of searching, not one Pie bird to be found. What is up with that. We really enjoyed old town San Juan Bautista. May more open store fronts than in Gilroy, probably because most of the buildings on main street were wood framed and faced, instead of un-reinforced masonry.
After we finished up in San Juan Bautista, we thought we would take a run out to Pinnacles National Monument. The bummer was that we didn't get there until after the ranger station had closed. So, though we didn't get to see the interpretive exhibits, we did get to see the Pinnacles. This is the sort of place geared more for the avid hiker and rock climber than for those that like to drive up and check something out. If you like to hike, allow yourself two full days to check this area out, if you like to 'drive up and see what you can see', you'll be out of places to explore within an hour. Allow yourself at least two hours though if you are going to include the visitors centers. It was much warmer up here at Pinnacles than in the rest of the San Juan Bautista area. Pinnacles is much like Castle Crags state park, however we find Castle Crags more enjoyable.
If you are in the area however, we highly suggest you stop by for a visit.
Sunday, we are off to Monterey to do some more Geocaching and to enjoy our anniversary dinner with a spectacular View from 'The Charthouse'.
Happy camping! Eric and Carol
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