Finally got the time to post this! It has been a hectic week, school work, career stuff, competition, etc. Anyways, guess what I did last long weekend? I went to Big Sur with a couple friends for a half marathon. We decided to take our time and make a couple stops on the way there.
First Stop: Santa Barbara
Had a nice brunch at Scarlett Begonia, got a nice coffee from the French Press, walked along the beach and saw a huge pelican. It's really big, HUGE!
Second Stop: Morro Bay
We got there right before sunset, and saw this giant rock. I didn't know at the time what's so special about a stupid rock, but then I asked Mr. Google, and found out that it is actually a volcanic plug. The rock is actually connected by land to the shore and visitors can reach the rock to get a closer look. Sea otters and sea lions are often seen around the area, and we saw two sea otters having some yummy crab legs. They are so cute!!! There's one fish and chips place around the area, and we were pretty hungry, so we decided to have a little snack. To our surprise, that might be the best fish and chips I have ever had! Definitely would like to go back for that. The sun sets pretty early these days, so we didn't get to make any other stops after this, so we just drove straight to Monterey Bay.
Once we got there, we tried to find some decent food around the area, and came across a Mediterranean place called the Dematra Café. We went there and there was a huge line, so the receptionist brought us to another Mediterranean place that's also owned by them. She said the menu and everything is the same, so we went, but it was still too crowded! So, she brought us to an Italian place that's also owned by them, and said that we can sit there with the same menu of the Mediterranean place. I was like, HOLY COW, they owned the whole freaking street! Anyways, we ended up at an Italian restaurant, eating Mediterranean food, and after so much trouble, the food was pretty mediocre. One of the dishes was so salty that we sent it back to the kitchen. We were so disappointed! Given the huge line, we thought it should at least be above average. Maybe it's us?Maybe it would have been better at the original restaurant? Who knows?