30/04: Lots to do around Monterey
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
The 17-mile drive is a well know tourist attraction for several reasons --- one being the beauty of the drive and the second being that you have to pay $10 to drive on the 17-mile drive. After much persuading Ed agreed to the 17-mile drive (at the end of the drive he agreed it was worth it). The 17-mile drive goes by the famous Pebble Beach Golf Course.
Bird rock.
There's more than birds on that rock .... I couldn't believe that seals had climbed to the top of the rock.
The Lone Cypress --- this tree is the corporate logo and trademark of Pebble Beach Company.
One of the great views along the road.
While we were in the Carmel-by-the-Sea area we stopped at the Mission San Carlos Borromeo del rio Carmelo.
We wouldn't normally go to a zoo or aquarium on a weekend but when you are travelling you don't always have a choice. That was the case with our visit to the Monterey Aquarium. It seemed like there was a kazillion kids there but it was still worth the visit, though I think we would have enjoyed it more with less people. Some of the tanks are huge and have a large variety of fish in them and it would have been nice to just stand in front a tank and watch the fish for awhile. Between shooting through curved glass, glass in general and low lighting it was hard to get good photos.
A couple of the fish in one of the large tanks.
A couple of types of jellyfish. The jellyfish on the right is almost invisible if the light is not turned on in the tank.
The aquarium is in the Cannery Row and is built around an old cannery. Lots of shops and restaurants here.
There's a great trail that starts in Cannery Row and heads along the bay. We found more harbour seals and pups.
Bird rock.
There's more than birds on that rock .... I couldn't believe that seals had climbed to the top of the rock.
The Lone Cypress --- this tree is the corporate logo and trademark of Pebble Beach Company.
One of the great views along the road.
While we were in the Carmel-by-the-Sea area we stopped at the Mission San Carlos Borromeo del rio Carmelo.
We wouldn't normally go to a zoo or aquarium on a weekend but when you are travelling you don't always have a choice. That was the case with our visit to the Monterey Aquarium. It seemed like there was a kazillion kids there but it was still worth the visit, though I think we would have enjoyed it more with less people. Some of the tanks are huge and have a large variety of fish in them and it would have been nice to just stand in front a tank and watch the fish for awhile. Between shooting through curved glass, glass in general and low lighting it was hard to get good photos.
A couple of the fish in one of the large tanks.
A couple of types of jellyfish. The jellyfish on the right is almost invisible if the light is not turned on in the tank.
The aquarium is in the Cannery Row and is built around an old cannery. Lots of shops and restaurants here.
There's a great trail that starts in Cannery Row and heads along the bay. We found more harbour seals and pups.