October 12, 2005 October 13, 2005 Drive to Seven Gables Innn in Monterey (about 2 to 2.5 hours). Take Highway 101 South. Take Highway 156 West which merges with Highway 1. From Highway 1, take the Pacific Grove/Pebble Beach exit. Follow the signs to Pacific Grove. Once in Pacific Grove, the road becomes Forest Avenue. Stay in the right hand lane of Forest Avenue to Ocean View Blvd,<br/> and then right 2 blocks to the Seven Gables Inn. Check into <a href="http://www.pginns.com/index.html">Seven Gables Inn</a> 555 Ocean View Blvd. Pacific Grove, CA 93950 Phone: (831) 372-4341 Afternoon wine and hors d'oeuvres are served daily from 5-6 pm Full breakfast served each morning from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. in ocean-front dining room on Inn. Check out of Seven Gables Inn (at the latest) Cannery Row and the Monterey Bay Aquarium<br/> Cannery Row is only a 5-minute drive or short walk along the waterfront hike-and-bike path.<br/> Cannery Row boasts the world-acclaimed <a href="http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/">Monterey Bay Aquarium</a>, famous restaurants and shops. Carmel by the Sea<br/> It's only a 10-minute drive to this renowned quaint village and to the historic Carmel Mission Basilica. Big Sur and Point Lobos<br/> These areas on spectacular Highway 1 comprise some of the most beautiful scenery in the world.<br/> Picnic and return the same day. Old Fisherman's Wharf<br/> Begin and end the walking tour of Monterey's historic Spanish-era adobes at Fisherman's Wharf.<br/> See the Custom House, California's First Theater, Larkin House, R.L. Stevenson House, etc. Golfing<br/> Courses: Pebble Beach, Spyglass, Spanish Bay and many others are only minutes away. Lover's Point Beach<br/> The largest of the many sheltered, white-sand beaches is less than a minute walk from Grand View Inn. Enjoy the migration of the gray whales (October through March) Enjoy the antics of frolicking sea otters and the ever changing variety of sea life (year 'round). See the Monarch butterflies, one of the few migrating insects, as they winter here.