We landed in Santa Cruz late at night and went to a vegetarian junk-food diner called the Saturn Café... it was exactly what we needed. We spent our night outside Santa Cruz in an oak forest... the trees were dropping acorns all night and sounded like nocturnal animals. Still, it was beautiful.
In the morning we went to the Santa Cruz waterfront. There were loads of sea lions sleeping under the wharf, as well as pelicans. Even though it was chilly there were bikini-clad folks playing beach volleyball near the boardwalk. We tried to get a look at the surfers in Steamer Lane but it was a little far away.
In the afternoon we went to Monterey and sampled some fish tacos at a restaurant on the wharf. Basically it’s groundfish in corn tortillas with lettuce, onions, and a chipotle mayo. The ones made with fried fish were tastier than those with grilled fish, probably because fat=flavour. It was a bit of a tourist trap but we got to watch pelicans fishing right outside our window.
After lunch we went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. WOW. Photos and videos tell it best. We were most fond of the seahorses and the jellies, the kelp forest, and the circular sardine tank where they swim over your head. After 5 hours we were still rushing to see everything before they closed. It was a good way to end our stretch of coastal driving before heading inland across California.
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Two questions:
1) How did the Sea Lions get up there on the dock. They must have trained in gymnastics. Or maybe they have been laying there since high tide?
2) How do the big Jelly Fish not get tangled up with each other. There's one mess I wouldn't want to have to sort out.
Love the pictures, keep em coming
Amy
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