![](/partners/offexploring/images/icons/entry_icon.png)
![](https://media.offexploring.co.uk/photos/van-and-matts-big-adventure/photos/thumbs/040916050927-1472962167-iphone-photo.jpg)
Carmel, California
The drive to Carmel-by-the-sea took around 4 hours with a quick stop along the way for some tacos. We ditched our bags at the hotel and the hostess banned us from logging onto the wifi so we went for a walk down the main street to scope things out. The afternoon was still young so we followed this up with a run along the beach with a chilly swim (California seawater is a lot colder than we were expecting!). Van then found a great seafood place close by called Mon...