Fender Bender
The weekend just gone we went down to Monterey. Partly to celebrate me passing my driving test, but partly because just before you get to Monterey is a place called Gilroy. Gilroy was once famed for its garlic farms and whilst they still grow a lot of Garlic they also have a massive factory outlet complex. So we stopped there to do some Christmas and Birthday shopping and then headed down to the coast to Monterey, so that we could go to the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Jen and I always seem to pick a time when there is something else going on in Monterey to go and stay there. The last time we went to stay in Monterey there was the Monterey Marathon taking place so all the hotel rooms were booked, the time before there was a dog show going on, and then time before that there was a marine biologist convention. This time there was a car race taking place on the Sunday, but luckily we only had to try one hotel before we found a room.
I find Monterey breathtaking and the entire coast around there is full of natural beauty. The aquarium is perfectly located in Monterey as a mile out of Monterey Bay the floor of the ocean drops away and it is as deep as the Grand Canyon. They are continually finding new species of sea animals as they send probes deeper and deeper. They have even found creatures that have never seen sun light (a bit like me as a teenager).
On the way home we ran into some trouble. The journey from Monterey to Highway 101 should only take about 35-40 minutes. We spent an hour and a half doing it. The first part was fine but 2 miles before the junction we slowed up and moved at around 2 mph the rest of the way. This continued for another 20 miles or so, until we finally passed the cause of the problem, one car had hit another and dented its bumper. And that was it. Everyone was slowing down to see what the problem was, and as soon as we passed it we got back up to normal speed. It was unbelievable.
Jen and I always seem to pick a time when there is something else going on in Monterey to go and stay there. The last time we went to stay in Monterey there was the Monterey Marathon taking place so all the hotel rooms were booked, the time before there was a dog show going on, and then time before that there was a marine biologist convention. This time there was a car race taking place on the Sunday, but luckily we only had to try one hotel before we found a room.
I find Monterey breathtaking and the entire coast around there is full of natural beauty. The aquarium is perfectly located in Monterey as a mile out of Monterey Bay the floor of the ocean drops away and it is as deep as the Grand Canyon. They are continually finding new species of sea animals as they send probes deeper and deeper. They have even found creatures that have never seen sun light (a bit like me as a teenager).
On the way home we ran into some trouble. The journey from Monterey to Highway 101 should only take about 35-40 minutes. We spent an hour and a half doing it. The first part was fine but 2 miles before the junction we slowed up and moved at around 2 mph the rest of the way. This continued for another 20 miles or so, until we finally passed the cause of the problem, one car had hit another and dented its bumper. And that was it. Everyone was slowing down to see what the problem was, and as soon as we passed it we got back up to normal speed. It was unbelievable.
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