17 Mile Drive and Pebble Beach

Lone Cypress. This is actually trademarked by Pebble Beach.

18th Fairway Pebble Beach

18th Fairway Pebble Beach

The beach below the 18th green at Pebble Beach...lots of golf balls

On the 17 mile drive,still foggy

The Lodge at Pebble Beach in back of the putting green

Rock Piles on a beach..17 mile drive

18th fairway Pebble Beach

Jack and I arrived at the Monterey Fairgrounds Thursday the 22nd. It has full hookups,free wifi and satelite,laundry and our site is backed up to the Monterey Pines Golf Club. There is obviously an airport nearby as planes fly low over the golf course and there are actually runway approach light towers on the golf course. The RV park is adequate for the time we'll be here.

We took the 17 mile drive around the Pebble Beach area today. There are three entry gates into this private community and it costs $9.50 per car. Some of the homes overlooking the water here are stunning and enormous. It was pretty foggy when we started out but by the time we reached Pebble Beach Golf Links the sun was out and we had a magnificant view. The area encompasses three well known golf courses:  Pebble Beach of course, Spyglass Hill, and Poppy Hills.There are several private courses here as well.

I have been known to pick up a golf score card when we visit various courses and then pin them on our garage wall. No so at Pebble Beach. A scorecard is $10. A round of golf is $495 per person, a caddy, which is mandatory, is $150, a golf cart is $65 and then of course you are expected to tip your caddy at least $40. There is a public viewing are of the 18th fairway where I took most of these pictures. Believe it or not, a lady climbed over the knee height fence (where there is a sign stating not to)....walked onto the 18th green and grabbed the flag so her partner could take her picture. At the same time a group had teed off and was approaching the green. Jack and I couldnt believe how bold and rude she was.

We continued on to Carmel By-The -Sea,where Clint Eastwood used to be the mayor. There were hoards of people walking,not a parking space to be seen and the traffic was horrible. So long Carmel!

On to Cannery Row in Monterey Bay where we had a late lunch at Bubba Gump Shrimp....save your money. It is cute and gimmicky but very expensive and my order of Steamed Clams also arrived with Mussels which I detest. I will give the waitress kudos for bringing me another order of clams when I voiced my distaste for the mussels...on the house thanks.