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Unfortunately, we had a little mishap on the way up, just past Hearst Castle.
Some guy in a pickup fell asleep and crossed over into our lane. Hitting us on the back side and sending us sliding toward oncoming traffic. I was able to slam on the brakes and change direction but now we were sliding backwards toward the curb. Jumped the curb and tipped over on our side.
Good new is - nobody was hurt (Betty and I are a little sore, but otherwise OK). Bad news is - the car is pretty messed up. They towed it down here to Corona and AAA thinks it can be fixed. The collision shop isn't so optimistic.... But we're alive and well, so much to be grateful for!
We got a rental car the next day and carried on to Pacific Grove (right next to Monterey). It was really nice up there! Our rooms at the Bed and Breakfast had bay windows overlooking Monterey Bay. The Monarch Butterflies were just beginning to come out of their cocoons, way cool!
We had to crawl out the back. Lots of people stopped to help!
My poor car.....
It's kind of hard to see in the photo, but the skid marks at the top
are heading straight towards the other side of the street. And there
were at least 2 cars there!
The Seven Gables Inn in Pacific Grove. Great place!
View from our bay window!
I had to move this guy off the path so he didn't get crunched. He jumped
right up on my finger and didn't want to get off!
View from up the coast a couple blocks.
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