Our plane was scheduled to leave at 4:30 in the afternoon so we spent the morning going back to the Monterey area. It was cloudy and drizzly yet we still wanted to do some things. I wanted to go to Point Lobos State Reserve which was just south of Carmel. We arrived and the rain had stopped and we could see blue sky to the west. There were about 30 scuba divers getting ready to go into the water at Whalers Cove which was our first stop. We visited the old whaling house which is a small museum in the park. It talked about the old days and how this area was used. It had a cheese mold and talked about how Monterey jack cheese was made. It dawned on us that the name was for this area.
We then went to the south end of the park and hiked the Bird Island Trail. When we first started to walk we looked down to the cliff below us and saw a couple of seals. There were beautiful coves with secluded beaches and clear water.
The poppies were out with their orange color to contrast with the now blue sky. As we walked around the point we saw more seals and sea otters and watched them for a long time.
We then went to another trail had called Cypress grove. When we got out of the car and looked to the ocean Cindy saw a whale spout. We put the binoculars on them and it was actually two Grey Whales passing by. As we walked along this trail the scenes were amazing. The contrast of the cypress trees and the ocean and patches of giant kelp made for some wonderful scenes.
Once we finished this hike it was time to head back to the airport which was a two hour drive. It was a very enjoyable trip and fun being together.
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