2023 California Vacation Part 5

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Day Eleven (Sunday) Another day spent mainly in Carmel-by-the-Sea. We returned to out relaxing morning habit before heading to Stationæry for breakfast. We went there in 2019. Holly really enjoyed what she had, but I was more on the fence. … Continued

Carmel River State Beach with my Minolta X-700

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On our second-to-last full day in Carmel-by-the-Sea, we took a walk along the aptly named Scenic Drive to get to Carmel River State Beach. Last year, the river didn’t reach the ocean. After a very rainy winter, we were curious … Continued

2023 California Vacation Part 4

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Day Eight (Thursday) We drove to Monterey for breakfast at First Awakenings. We had been there on our past 2 trips and have enjoyed it enough to make it a priority this time as well. After breakfast we drove to … Continued

2023 California Vacation Part 3

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Day Six (Tuesday) We started our first full day in Carmel-by-the-Sea with breakfast at Carmel Belle which has been the place we’ve gone to for our first breakfast the past 3 visits. We usually get something on the healthy side … Continued

Point Lobos in Color and B&W

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One of our favorite places in the Monterey area is Point Lobos State Natural Reserve. We’ve been there a couple times before but still had areas we hadn’t been to. It’s a little difficult to plan exactly what we would … Continued

2023 California Vacation Part 2

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Day Three (Saturday) Our second full day in Los Angeles began with a return to Grand Central Market, this time for breakfast at Eggslut. Neither of us got the eponymous Slut (a cage-free coddled egg on top of a smooth … Continued

Planning Our Vacation Camera Edition

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I already posted about our general travel plans, but I wanted to post more specifically about my photo-taking plans. This will be our 4th trip to Carmel-by-the-Sea and heading to such a familiar place can pose a little bit of … Continued

Did My Olympus XA Survive Vacation?

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One thing I didn’t mention about our recent Arizona and California trip was that, in Carmel-by-the-Sea, I tripped and fell with my Olympus XA in one hand. Other than a scraped knee and elbow, I was fine, but I wasn’t … Continued