On Saturday, after a spectacularly windy and wet early morning, Rick and I hit the road on a real estate reconnaissance mission. Our first plan of attack is to research areas before we start seriously looking at houses.
We made a big loop – starting by driving though the Livermore valley (very pretty through there), headed through the foothills of Morgan Hill and Gilroy (also very pretty), over Hecker Pass and down into Monterey.
We stopped in Monterey for a leisurely lunch overlooking the harbor. I would have taken pictures of my sand dabs but I ate them too quickly. Trust me, they were very photogenic. And tasty.
The second part of the loop took us through Hollister and over the Pacheco Pass where we made a requisite stop at Casa de Fruta.
Rick had never been there before this trip. I thought everyone that lives in the Bay Area stopped here on their way to Disneyland. Just like everyone stopped at the Nut Tree on their way to Tahoe.
We spent over $50 on "snacks."
It was a fruitful trip on many levels (groan – sorry about the pun); it was a lovely drive, we saw an area that we REALLY like that seems to have properties in our price range and it was probably the first time in the past two months that we could really relax and just enjoy each others company.
So what happens this morning? A house we were very interested in a couple of months ago has just come back on the market. And it is in very different area. Ya think you know what you want….
I hear ya on the house hunting. We’re confused too where to land next. We *think* we’ll just move to another part of CT, but the question is: “what town?” So confusing!
I just wish someone would jump up and say: “This house… buy THIS HOUSE.”