Monterey Alone: A Solo Travel Guide for Women 50 and Over

Monterey, a bay to watch from shore.

Eat fish and chips at Fisherman's Wharf, give a morning to the aquarium and Old Town, and take an early dinner at Cultura Comida y Bebida in Carmel, checking tide tables before rocky shores.

Eat alone: chowder and sand dabs, an early dinner, evening wine bars.

See: Cannery Row, Pacific Grove, Point Lobos, Big Sur and Salinas.

Feel safe: nothing left in the car, and a word on sneaker waves.

Day plans, hotels by budget and honest safety notes. EPUB ebook.