Our journey in john steinbeck's footsteps takes us finally to the seaside town of monterey, california. Steinbeck was born just 20 miles from there in the smaller town of selinus in 19 o two. His family visited monterey a lot, and he lived there as a young writer. But steinbeck spent most of his adult life on the east coast and over seas. And what he saw on his return home in 19 60 horrified him. Never mind what he would think of monterey to day. Our guide in monterey is a california writer who stayed she begs to differ with steinbeck about going home or even about the desirability