A Classic Monterey Moment

I was walking to work today when I encountered a confused-looking gentleman on the corner of Alvarado and Del Monte.

I must have had the look of someone who knows where she's going.

"Can you tell me where the downtown is?" he asked.

"This is it," I said, the ocean my backdrop.

He looked even more confused as I walked away. I guess what you're looking for is sometimes right in front of you.