Welcome to Monterey!
Monterey
is located about 150 miles south of San Francisco on California's
beautiful and largely pristine central coast.
The Monterey Peninsula
owes much of its fame to its location along the bay, the cute
but ferocious otters,
endless Pebble Beach
golf tournaments, and Cannery
Row of John Steinbeck fame.
Monterey Bay webcam
Monterey weather
Monterey traffic info
If you're coming from the north, check realtime traffic reports
San Jose traffic
San Francisco traffic
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Franco's
Norma Jean Launches Website
Added 6/30/04 - The central coast's most fabulous gay bar.
Franco's no longer has a pool table, but has added a snack
bar, outdoor patio, drag show. Visit
www.francosbar.com
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Scott
Steinman Remembered
Scott Steinman (aka Diana McGruire) passed away in March,
2004. View a tribute
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Video Shows The Way To Gay Abs
Producer Edward Boyd has released a new
video "Gay
Abs" with a queer take on exercise.
iQuit: A Quit Site for LGBT Smokers
http://iquit.medschool.ucsf.edu
Do you want to quit smoking? Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco are looking for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender smokers to take part in a FREE Internet-based smoking treatment program.
Western Stage 2004 Season
For more information on the Western Stage, visit their website.
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Our Town
May 14-June 6
The Cripple of Inishmaan
June 25-July 18
Hello, Dolly!
July 17-August 7
All my Sons
August 6-August 29
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Sweeney Todd
October 9-October 30
Tartuffe
October 22-November 20
Into The Woods
December 4-December 18
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Hotel Guests
Be sure to ask when making reservations for a room that is on the water to ask the clerk if a) the calamari fishing boats will be active during your stay (they shine their green floodlights straight onto Cannery Row all night), and b) whether the sea lions have left the area (it sounds exactly like a very noisy kennel when they're around).
Winter Notes for Tourists
Tourists are fewer, the locals are more relaxed, and the days range from cool and sunny to overcast and stormy.
Don't forget to check the
traffic conditions if you plan on driving. Hwy 1 has on occasion flooded, as have the connecting highways from Hwy 101.
What There Is to Do Not much. Bring a book. Here's an excellent event calendar if you still feel like a festival.
You can chance a whale watching trip for gray, humpback and, blue whales and dolphins (the latter can be better seen playing the surf of Seaside Beach). If you do, bring a windbreaker and warm sweaters; the wind gets extremely cold once you're out of the harbor. It can also get rough,
and it's the norm to see at least a few people puking their guts out (on one trip, my boyfriend and I were the only ones unaffected. Not pretty).
Go to the pier downtown and do some comparison shopping. All of the whale tour operators are reputable, so your decision is probably going to be based on the size of the boat. The glass bottom boat tour (I'm not sure if it's still running) is pretty lame given the turgidity of the water.
What to Wear As always, bring sweaters and shirts to layer. For December, bring a light raincoat. Bring quarters for the parking meters if you're a diver and plan on trying the area around Cannery Row (the area immediately after passing through the tunnel).
Specials The Inn at Spanish Bay and the Big Sur resorts (Ventana, River Inn, etc.) usually offer locals discounts on accommodations during the off-peak months. If you know someone who lives locally, it's a nice time to plan a weekend getaway.
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