From Deseret News archives:
California coast: Even a 30-hour visit reveals Carmel, Monterey among state's shining jewels
The son, who loves big cities, enjoyed the restaurants in Carmel but was also charmed by the town's small scale and by the fact that there are no addresses on the buildings. The daughter, who loves photography, longed to linger at the mission and at the ocean.
Thirty hours is not enough time, of course. And moms are the ones most likely to bend the schedule. Moms think they have the right to ponder purchases at a gift shop. Gaze at cypress trees instead of road signs. Start conversations with museum docents.
On occasions such as these, when time is short, it is good to have kids who are old enough to be the family taskmasters, kids who hurry things along, saying, "Buy this bracelet." And, "Turn here."
And, "Come on, we have to leave." And, "Hey, don't fret. We can come back someday."
We arrived in Monterey before noon.
We ate at The Fish Hopper restaurant, sitting on the deck, looking over the bay, watching kayakers and tide pool searchers. (Crab cakes are $12.)
After lunch we spent a few minutes checking out jewelry and candy stores.
At 1 p.m. we headed toward Carmel, paying $8.75 to take the 17-Mile Drive. The sea views alone made it worth the fee. The road runs through the Del Monte Forest. We didn't stop at all of the 20 points of interest, but we did stop at Asilomar Beach. And at Pebble Beach and one or two other amazing golf courses. And at that famous cypress tree.
By 3 p.m. we were in Carmel just south of the town, actually, at the Mission San Carlos Borromeo del Rio Carmelo, on Rio Road. (Admission is $5 per person.) This quintessential tile-roofed California mission is the burial place of Father Junipero Serra.
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