What a day this has been! One thing Amanda and I love to do on vacation is sightseeing and we did plenty of that today. We started our journey by driving the 17 mile scenic route along 17 mile Drive (…yeah I’m serious, that was the name of the road). This drive offered breathtaking views of the coast and golf links of Monterey and Pebble Beach. We then made a stop in Carmel-by-the-sea where we experienced its small-town charm and beautiful beaches. We continued along Highway 1 to Big Sur where pictures and words cannot describe the magnificence of this stretch of coastline. We then drove inland through the farm lands of Salinas and concluded our day with shopping the outlet malls of Gilroy. Tomorrow we will head back north to San Francisco where we will cross the Golden Gate Bridge and spend much of the day at Muir Woods.