Monterrey

The road trip to Monterrey took us down Highway 1, around the edge of San Francisco and past San Jose. Its a beautiful strip of road that goes along the spine of the San Francisco Peninsula. After going around the southern part of San Jose we joined up with the 101 to avoid downtown and traffic.

 

We were going to the Kaiser Conference - something that they set up for all the new partners. They went all out. I can honestly say that this was something that I've been waiting for a long time to go to. 

I'll spare you the details, but the high point was hitting the Monterrey Aquarium. Its one thing to come here and examine the exhibits - which I can easily say are world renown. Its another thing to come here and watch the sun set over the Pacific with a glass of wine in one hand and a plate of sushi in the other.

My friends from work who had made the cut were there with me. We spent the time slowly making our way through the show. Along the way I got a chance to meet and actually shake hands with the C.E.O of kaiser. He seemed like a very down to earth person. Of course I was more in shock of meeting him than anything else. 

That morning we slept in. It sounded like there were two sea lions mating outside our window that night. We got brunch at this cute little place called toro place cafe. I think it was a convert gas station - but a welcome detour and the food was not bad. On the road trip back we hit Salinas - it seems that we always manage to get here once a year. Well perhaps every other year - to go to the Steinbeck museum. I make it a point to buy one book to support the museum.