I Drove 700 Miles Sunday To Monterey And Back

I got up at 4 am. We left the house at 4:30 am. We got home at 10:30 pm…We made it all the way to Monterey (via the PCH) with an hour to walk around before sundown, showed my friend Monterey for her first time. Exhausting drive home on 101 in 4.5 hours, covering 350 miles. I got lots of video and pictures. Highlights include lying in the trees under the sun beside a Big Sur cliff overlooking the ocean, hiking in Big Sur national park, revisiting Monterey, which played a big role in my childhood in 1980, and 1981. I revisited in 2001. Wondered why I had changed so little. Now I feel I am on a good trajectory.

Nov. 8, 2009:

Luke at Big Sur:

Summer of 1981, same place (Monterey Convention Center):

August 31, 2001:

I drive through Santa Barbara:

 

Part two:

Part three:

 

Part four:

 

I hit Elephant Seals Beach:

Part Two

Part Three:

Driving through Big Sur:

Driving through Big Sur II:

Driving through Big Sur:

Part two to Monterey:

Through Big Sur:

I hike through Big Sur National Park:

Big Sur National Park hike:

 

I reflect on the book "Effortless Mastery" by Kenny Werner:

 

Before sunset:

Strolling through Monterey with the sun setting, I am struck by its cleanliness – a sharp contrast to Israel’s trash-strewn cities.