Cameron and I took a day trip to Monterey on Sunday. I had never been there, and was excited to see the aquarium, and explore the town for a day. I didn't know the aquarium was in an old canning building, where they canned sardines. Turns out that back in the day people fished all the sardines until they were completely wiped out of the area, and all the canneries shutdown. Slowly the sardine population made a comeback in Monterey, but now Cannery Row is used as more of a sanctuary for marine life.
Old remnants of the cannery.
The kelp forest.
Cameron holding a weird looking crab.
Sea otters are so cute! They have the smallest hands, and they are always grooming their fur to stay afloat.
The open sea feeding was amazing! This tank is HUGE.
Sardine school of fish during the open sea feeding.
You can't see them in this picture, but over near the kayakers were wild sea otters! It was so cool.
Cameron and I shared mocha Dippin' Dots.
We did some olive oil tasting at the Monterey Olive Bar, and bought some of our favorites.
The line into the aquarium. Word to the wise... get there early, at opening, and buy your tickets online to avoid this line. Parking is also scarce in this area.
Then we took a stroll along the coastline trail, and it was so beautiful.
It was the perfect day to go exploring!
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