Pebble Beach

Pebble Beach is a picturesque as it gets.  And then there is golf!  It was all I could do to keep still and make my presentation at the conference I was attending, as I could hear the waves lap onto the shore just outside the doors.

While I did not play this course, not having the time to do so,  I did walk the 17th and 18th holes.  Although I was in this area a couple of decades ago, with age and with the recent history of U.S. Opens being played here, I genuinely enjoyed this experience!

I.  Open Sesame

When you enter, you don't know what to expect

II.  The text message

But then amazingly I got a text from my wife to' "watch what I spend on tchotchkes!"

III.  Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, ... ?

Clint Eastwood teamed up with Arnold Palmer to buy this piece of heaven

IV. The 18th Hole

This is where they finished and collect their U.S. Open Trophy

V.  Houses along the 18th hole

Ain't no hoi polloi that live here, just sayin'

VI.  The 17th hole 

Can you actually golf, watching this scene?

VII.  Sunrise at Spanish Bay

I was grateful that the supervisor let me ride a cart through the course, even though I did not play

VIII.  Along the coast

At $400 a round, there was barely anyone on the course

IX.  Monterey

All of the surroundings are spectacular

X.  18 Mile Drive

Biking this was road was stunning!