We checked out of the lovely Hyatt and left Sonya in the lobby while Tom and I walked up to to collect the hire car, and what an experience - The price we had agreed on the internet was suddenly on the hike...Insurance! All we wanted is all inclusive cover at a set fee, and cheap. Oh no, there are levels of cover to confuse you, “what happens if you lock your keys in the car” drones the assistant, “I won’t” I reply, “ but what if your battery goes flat, or you get a puncture, or get towed for parking in a car park!!! Tom and I were getting bamboozled by tirade of motoring disasters that could befall us. Anyway we signed the papers safe in the knowledge that if a meteor hits or a piano falls out of a window, we are covered.
As we left we drove straight in to a massive eco procession protesting against emissions, Tom and I started to butt clench and ducked in our 3.5lt muscle car as we roared through the first gap!
All of this took time and Sonya was getting worried that people might think she was a posh bag lady with all the luggage she was minding at the hotel - although she was missing a shopping trolley!
We headed South out of dodge and pulled off the highway to get some lunch; my choice of exits led us to a local supermarket, wonderful we thought, should be able to get a sandwich here... We left Tom to protect the car, and Sonya I walked into this Chinese supermarket!!! The smell was awful; if we wanted a freshly hung duck and some pan cakes we were sorted; my chinese was a little rusty but we escaped with some drinks! Not to be defeated we walked around the block and found a Bakery - fantastic I thought, but they made all the sandwiches by hand and they only spoke Spanish!......Ahhhh
We eventually arrived in Carmel, checked in to hotel california, FFS I haven’t seen so much chintz since Laura Ashley had a Sale back in the 80’s!
After hitting their wonderful beach with its stunning cypress trees we then went on the strangest and longest walk to find a beer ever! I had asked the hotel receptionist where the nearest shops and bars are, emphasising the word BAR. Anyway 2 miles later, I started running ahead to check streets out ahead of us, and eventually ran into a guy that had seen us much earlier wondering aimlessly; he then pointed out that we were finally 30 yards from the bars and shops...... Ahhhh again!
We had a fab meal in an oyster bar & then made our way back to the hotel to listen to Twiggy and Leo Sayer!
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