Carmel

Another quick update. Deirdre volunteered to drive down to Carmel yesterday, for which I am very grateful. we had a very pleasant trip, with lunch at Monterey's Fisherman's Wharf before a long walk with Ellie on the beach at Carmel. The swell and the waves are pretty powerful and impressive; so this isn't a place to go for a dip in the sea. But it is clearly a great place to go for a walk with a dog, especially one like Ellie who loves to chase balls and doesn't mind getting wet.

On the way back I had to take a photo of "Garlic World" at Gilroy - a town which apparently bills itself as the garlic capital of the world when they have their annual festivals in July! I'm afraid we didn't have time, though, to check out the menu.

In the evening D&D and I had a fine meal at the local Brewery restaurant, (after watching the VP candidate debate on TV) and before the late night arrival of Stephie from Tahoe.