Brendan and I have been reading the biography of Jack Kerouac so we thought we’d head down to Big Sur, the title of one of his more popular books, for the weekend. On Saturday, Brendan rode his bike from Los Gatos to Monterey and we met some friends at the Inn at the Spanish Bay in Pebble Beach. Wow, what a spot! Page had a ball with her buddies Jude(zilla) and Lula Belle, two other 1/2 Aussie/1/2 American kidlets. Afterwards we drove down to our little cabin in Big Sur for the night.

Bagpiper at sunset at Pebble Beach

Sunday morning we woke to the sound of the largest turkey I have ever seen begging for food and we headed to one of my favorite bakeries around, Big Sur Bakery, yummy! We then went for a 4 mile hike to the top of Buzzard’s Roost for a beautiful view of the Big Sur peaks and the sea.

On the way home we went to Carmel Valley and met up with some friends again. We stopped at Corkscrew Cafe, aslo the place we had a fantastic lunch with Grandma Anne on her last visit. Page and her buddies had a great time playing in the gardens. About 4pm came around and I just needed to get home, that darn rib pain is back with a vengeance and being horizontal is my only relief.

Page and Dad at the Bakery

31 week bump!

Page and Dad at the top of Buzzard’s Roost

Phoebe, Page, Jude and Lula at the Corkscrew garden

Good times!

Brendan remembering what its like to be with a one year old

Nap time!