On Wednesday, I took Kyla back up to San Francisco. This time, we
drove halfway and then took the subway the rest of the way to save time
(and money, really, since it's cheaper to park than it is to take the
train the whole way). We went to the Ferry building, Pier 39, and
Fisherman's Wharf. We had lunch at the
Crab House so that Kyla could try
dungeness crab. She didn't think it was any better than any other type of crab. She found a few souvenirs that she liked and we saw the
sea lions. We peered at Alcatraz from a distance and she saw the Golden
Gate Bridge.
Jonathan was able to take a day off on
Thursday to accompany us down to Monterey. It's a coastal area about 90
minutes away, so it makes for a rather nice day trip. On the way there
we stopped at a surplus store for a few minutes (they're so much more
prevalent in the south than they are here!). We made a lunch reservation
at
Cafe Fina, at
the Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey.
It had a lovely write-up in Frommer's, and we requested a table by the
window to see the sea lions, as the book suggested. Alas, they
granted our request and we had an entire floor to ourselves, though the
sea lions weren't out. We did, however, get to see a few otters, so that
was fun. The food was wonderful - I really recommend the shrimp salad
sandwich.
After lunch we walked the rest of Fisherman's Wharf and admired some of the views. Then it was on to
Cannery Row, where we found some decent parking and went to the aquarium. It's a very nice aquarium. Be sure to leave yourself plenty of time, especially if you want to see any of the demonstrations or the animal feedings.
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see the pretty scallops? |
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tons of sand dollars |
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great shot (if I do say so myself) of a live barnacle |
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honeycomb moray eel |
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Purple-striped jellyfish |
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black sea nettle |
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green sea turtle |
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leafy sea dragon |
We stopped at a beach point on the way back so Kyla could touch the Pacific. We also stopped at a roadside produce stand where I picked up some avocados, kiwis, and almonds. We treated Kyla to In-n-Out for dinner, a Western-US fast food place. That night we made it over to the local miniature golf course,
which had been decorated for Halloween. I actually won, which is a rare
occurrence. Both Kyla and I got two hole-in-ones, though on different
holes. This was the same place where I played for my last birthday, but
this time we did the other course, so it was still new.
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