Salinas/Monterey KOA, Salinas

 Quite a day today!  Had to go along Moonstone Beach.  We always love walking on the wooden walkways along the beach and try to go there everytime we go by.


Cloudy this morning with some fog.  Off we went to go north on the 101  to Salinas.

We drove above the fog on Hwy 46 on the way to Paso Robles


We stopped for a leg stretch in San Miguel.

Just across the street from the mission

Huge Weeping Willow

The Mission

By the time we got to Salinas it was time for lunch.  Salinas is a place we've passed by for over 40 years and never stopped.  After looking at Atlas Obscura which mentioned the Steinbeck House Restaurant we decided to check it out.  What a lovely downtown!  We were amazed to see so many Victorian buildings and not just in the downtown area.  The whole area is immaculate and well maintained.  We will definitely go back again during the week.  Lots of things were closed because it was Sunday.

Main Street

One of so many outstanding buildings

Steinbeck House Restaurant

Front door to the Steinbeck House Restaurant


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