Sweater weather

Seriously. The rest of the country is sweltering through a heat wave, but it's relatively chilly here. A light sweater was definitely in order today. The fog rolled in and never left today. Sitting at a stop light at Carpenter Street in Carmel, I could see wisps of fog wafting across Highway 1. I got ahead of it a bit when the road dropped into the valley, but by the time I came out of Safeway I could see it catching up. On the way home, fog all the way. Not bad fog, you understand, just a chilly misty day. Kind of moody and pretty though, driving along through the trees.

  

Scenes from a bike ride

Scenes from a Saturday morning bike ride. 75 degrees here today with a light breeze. Perfect!

Inland is predicted to be very hot, so we'll probably have lots of tourists today.

From Lover's Point in Pacific Grove

Asilomar Beach in Pacific Grove

From 17-Mile Drive

Here's the route. 

Heat wave

It's another scorcher today. 73 degrees. By Monterey standards, that's pretty hot. Yesterday's high was 72--that's 6 degrees above average. Like I said...heat wave. 

Welcome to Monterey

It's a brilliant morning in Monterey.  The sun is shining, the birds are chirping. THIS is why we moved here from the Seattle area, where it's cold and rainy. ALL THE TIME (except July and August, and maybe, if you're lucky, part of September). 

I almost feel guilty-- emails come from friends and family talking about cold, rain, snow, and we're sitting here in the beautiful sunshine. 

In the summer months, the mornings will be foggy until mid-morning when the sun burns it away. Today, it's gorgeous. 

Weather forecast: 64, sunny, 0% chance of rain. 5-day forecast: sunny, sunny, sunny, sunny, sunny. Weather forecast for our old home in Bellevue, WA:  53, showers, 50% chance of rain, tomorrow rainy, 80% chance of rain. 

I hate to rub it in, but I just can't help making the comparison.