On Sunday morning we had to say a sad farewell to Yosemite Valley. It really is a unique and amazing place and I would love to return there one day. The mountains, forests, rivers, waterfalls and flowers are all stunning, and our weather was so hot and sunny that we saw it in its full summer beauty. Before we set off we had a last breakfast sitting outside on the lawn, with a bluejay hopping about near us.
We drove south and west towards Carmel by the Sea, our destination for the next two days. We listened to Luke Combs, Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini on the radio as we drove through stunning and ever changing countryside. We had long left the mountains behind and now entered a flat agricultural plain, irrigated by water channels. We stopped for a bite of lunch at a little town called Gustine before the flat countryside gave way to sloping hills covered with dried yellow grass and stubby trees as we approached the coast. After a couple of hours we arrived in pretty Carmel, and after finding our cottage, we went for a walk into the town centre. It’s very upmarket with lots of smart shops, and clearly is very geared up to tourism, being well provided with restaurants and coffee shops. The Main Street leads down to a fantastic sandy beach, which was busy with people enjoying the last of the afternoon sunshine. After strolling round for a bit, we had dinner at a great wee Italian restaurant called Porta Bella.
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