Fog Belt

I stayed in Monterey, CA last night because I had to work in Salinas in the morning. After working at Alisal High I went back to Monterey to meet an old student of mine to talk to her about teaching in Taiwan. I think Taiwan is a fantastic country to work in and I am excited that she made the decision to work there. When I was in Monterey it was beautiful weather, about 75 degrees and sunny with a light breeze. It is one of those days that you feel blessed to be able to go to Monterey. I then drove home.

On my way home I had to drive through Marina, where I lived when I was in high school. As soon as I hit the city limits for Marina it was thick fog. The weather dropped 15 degrees and you couldn't see the ocean which was just on the other side of the sand dunes next to the road. After I left the city limits of Marina it was sunny and warm again. In fact when I got back to Sunnyvale, California it was 91 degrees and sunny. I almost bought a house in Marina when I moved back to California and now I am very glad I didn't. I couldn't believe that the fog was sandwiched between warm sunny areas. Can you imagine living where it doesn't have sun very often? Days like this I am glad where I live. I guess in the summer when it is over 100 degrees I will envy the people that live in Marina, but maybe not.