The next day’s adventure was only intended
to be a late morning breakfast followed by a nice drive down the coast towards Monterrey, buy hey…what’s the rush?
My husband decided we just hadn’t had enough of the Golden Gate, so we had to drive over it, stop and position ourselves at various spots to get the best view. we had both been there before, but the whole idea behind this trip was just to experience things together.
It was cold and windy so I had to resort to wearing a hat for the rest of the day.
A nice surprise was when he drove us to Sausalito and we hung out there, and ate lunch over looking the coastal town. We relaxed and shopped all afternoon before heading to Monterrey.
Sometime along the coast as it just was beginning to get dark, he noticed a freeway sign that said “Half Moon Bay.”
There is a Kevin Costner movie we loved, “Rumor Has It” that was based around the town of Half Moon Bay, so we decided to get off the freeway on a whim and check it out.
It was tucked away along the coast. With merky, cold air and fog, it was getting dark, so we decided to stay. We were able to get to the beach just at Sunset, and found this funny sign posted at the beach.
We found an old time styled Main Street area and Half Moon Bay Inn. It was another really neat place. Nestled above a nice Italian restaurant , “It’s Italia,” it was the perfect Inn.
The place was amazing, we dined downstairs, where we met a local man who told us stories about Gerard Butler filming a movie there earlier this year, called “Chasing Mavericks.”
As we drove around the next morning, the real estate agent in me was curious as to the average price of a home there, compared to Texas and I learned that generally what you would pay $300,000 for in Houston, would cost you over $1,000,000 in Half Moon Bay. $300,000 would possibly by you 2 bedroom condo with 1200 square feet that you don’t really want. Yes, Texas has it’s advantages.
An early morning stroll on the beach is where we met Patty,who took this picture for us. A friendly woman whose husband died a year earlier – right as they were retiring, taught us a lesson about living for now, because who knows about tomorrow…and then we were off for more coastal touring as we headed towards Monterrey !
(Monterrey and Carmel – to be continued!)
-September 5, 2012
–SDS
