Fourth of July in Monterey

Overall: ***

This adventure was particularly exciting because it was my father’s first trip in a year due to a series of surgeries that laid him up. We were actually told he would probably never leave the home again, so this was huge. The trip was very fun, but it turned out to be a little bit too much too soon, so next time we’ll start off with a day trip.

Most of the trip was spent listening to great music and eating non-stop. My uncle and his friend played a bunch of older songs like “Dead Flowers” and “Spider and the Fly”—so good! And my cousin sang his original called “Thick” about how he likes buxom women. Hahaha. We also biked to a music festival, which Monterey put on instead of having fireworks (Boo Hoo). Biking was great. Everyone kept making fun of me at first because I very speed-shy, but in the end, I got over it and kept up. Plus the crowds slowed us down :P.

Throughout the weekend we ate large quantities of food. The first night we had this amazing lamb and zucchini. We teased my boyfriend because we were always serving lamb, even after my dad’s gross lamburger travesty. At the festival my boyfriend and I split a slab of ribs and ate even more at dinner. On the way back, I ate an amazing (AMAZING) open-faced crab sandwich in Moss Landing. Good times.

Although my dad was extremely overworked and exhausted when we got back, I’m so proud of him for getting out of the house!

Fun: *****

Laughed more than I had in a long time. Awesome time!

Thrill: *

Pretty laid back.

Learning Experience: **

Since it was my dad’s first trip in a long time, it was somewhat experimental and we had to figure out all the details.

Is Fourth of July in Monterey recommended?

I had a great time, but I love firework shows, so I would say go somewhere we you can see those. In the Monterey area, there is a $1000 fine for using fireworks!