We woke up a bit earlier today because we knew the inevitable was coming...it was the last day of our vacation :( However, we made the most of it and it was a blast!
Our breakfast at First Awakenings. This is the BEST breakfast I've ever had - hands down. If you are ever in Monterey, you need to go here.
Mr. Pie's breakfast scramble special - sooo tasty!
My eggs benedict with spinach - the most delectable breakfast dish I've ever had. We asked for their hollandaise sauce and they said it was a restaurant secret. We'll just have to come back!
The restaurant was in an outlet mall so we walked around for a little bit. Mr. Pie bought some sandals. Here's a little butterfly buddy we spotted on the way back.
Afterwards, we headed back to the hotel to pack. Here's Mr. Pie leaving our hotel :(
We then headed out in search of this vineyard because they made the best Gewürztraminer I have ever had.
Unfortunately, their tasting room was more than an hour away but their executive office was just 20 minutes away in Salinas. They were kind enough to have us come over to buy some wine from their office! Yay!Afterwards, the Pies had about 2 hours to kill before the airport and since we were near there, we ended up going to Tarpy's Restaurant which we had heard about before the trip. We spied the Ventana tasting room nearby so we headed up before we were hungry for lunch. It was also great - the tastings were free and we ended up buying 3 bottles. Also, the wine tasting guy packed up the rest of our other wines in a styrofoam box so that we could check it in! There goes the issue of our overstuffed luggage :)
With less than an hour to go, we headed off to Tarpy's. It was excellent!! I couldn't have asked for a better meal to end the vacation with. I'm just sorry that we didn't discover it sooner so that we could have had full entrees. Oh, and the guy at the vineyard gave us a coupon for a free app!
Here's the free calamari app with a ginger sauce. It was exquisite. The BEST calamari I've ever had.
Since we weren't starving (we actually never were on this trip), we opted for 2 other small dishes.Grilled artichoke - wonderfully delicious!
And the raw oysters with bruschetta like topping - divine! I'm turning Mr. Pie into a raw oyster eater :)
Tarpy's has interesting decor. I'll let you insert your own joke here with Mr. Pie's picture:
And then my own picture with the statue in the background:
They also have the best bathroom signs. Make a wrong turn and it's this:
Keeping making that right turn:
And this:
Finally! Barbie and Ken to show you the way!
We then rushed off to the airport, making it in time for our flight! It was sad to leave Monterey and our wonderful vacation :(
And Mr. Pie was able to capture the NorCal fire!
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