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Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022: Day 11 – Afternoon and Evening in Monterey
By Nige
on Sun 14 Aug 2022
at 14:01
Type: Post
Story: Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022
Tags: Hertz | Hilton | Holidays | Monterey | USA
We walked into town wanting to be tourists for a few hours. Monterey was heaving, but it was nice and warm and the sealions were out in force.
![On the way on our walk into Monterey](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52512750690_26ad6906a3_k.jpg)
![On the way on our walk into Monterey](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52512750690_26ad6906a3_k.jpg)
![It was heaving once we reached Monterey](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52512750230_9b0c1dfaa4_k.jpg)
![It was heaving once we reached Monterey](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52512750230_9b0c1dfaa4_k.jpg)
![You have to include a photo of a sealion if you visit Monterey](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52512821543_17bb9d67da_k.jpg)
![You have to include a photo of a sealion if you visit Monterey](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52512821543_17bb9d67da_k.jpg)
We enjoyed a huge ice cream on fisherman’s wharf and then we walked back to the hotel, looking for a place to have dinner. Ideally, we were looking for a Thai restaurant, but with it being a Sunday, a lot of places were closed.
![Ice cream enjoyed in Monterey](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52512750320_8256ee886d_k.jpg)
![Ice cream enjoyed in Monterey](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52512750320_8256ee886d_k.jpg)
We ended up eating in Rosine’s, where we had eaten in the past. The place had been spruced up and looked quite nice now. We got a booth and ordered a cocktail to get us started alongside the chips and salsa/guacamole which was lovely.
![Chips and salsa as a starter at Rosines in Monterey](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52512542764_9d45baa0fe_k.jpg)
![Chips and salsa as a starter at Rosines in Monterey](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52512542764_9d45baa0fe_k.jpg)
That’s when we fell for the old trap of ordering way too much. Really, the starter was enough, but Vick ordered a salad, which ended up quite large. I ordered the Ultimate Burger (on instruction from Vick) which was the largest plate of food I have ever seen.
![Vicks super-salad at Rosines in Monterey](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52512274021_c9e93bf459_k.jpg)
![Vicks super-salad at Rosines in Monterey](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52512274021_c9e93bf459_k.jpg)
![My ultimate burger at Rosines in Monterey](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52512750520_a5133397a0_k.jpg)
![My ultimate burger at Rosines in Monterey](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52512750520_a5133397a0_k.jpg)
It was like one of those eating contests: eat everything on the plate and you get it for free. I managed about half of it, then through in the towel. Back to the hotel and planning started for the following day: where can we watch the Liverpool game, due to start at midday PCT?
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