Carmel Lagoon

A day in Carmel-by-the-sea what better way to pass the time with a little house hunting. Yeah right, in all of our dreams. We have often wondered what people do for a living to afford these places, as they tell us not much while they are here, most come just for the weekend out of L.A. go figure everyone should have a little place along the seashore to retreat to.. Interesting designs on some of these place, very pretty and there in even a couple that we would have liked to have seen the inside of. The orange fencing material is for those that are planning on adding or rebuilding so the neighbors can see the height of the structure before the work is done an interesting concept of the way things are done here. The surf looks inviting and the colors are brilliant blues and green, but the rip currents are very stong in this area so there is a lot of advisories about stepping into the water. We were treated to the sight of an elephant seal on the beach. This is the first one we have seen and a little unusual to be in this area now. This one is a young one, and probably has been cast out as he is male and the bigger ones don't want him around. Love the fact that he put on a show for us with throwing sand over his body. Yes one wants to know how we know the difference between a seal and a sea lion. Very easy to tell the difference when you learn how. A sea lion has ears an a seal does not. Our daughter taught us another way to remember the difference. Ear has three letters and so does Sea as in Sea Lion. The temperatures are very pleasant this year and we have managed to walk around and enjoy with out the usual jackets or sweatshirts on like last year. The day was complete when we managed to find a place to have lunch of clam chowder, one of the boys favorite meals.