Monteray Bay, CA

Our plan was to go on a whale-watching tour, but as we pulled into the parking lot, Jeanette got a call saying the tour was cancelled due to rough seas. We took a bay tour instead. Not quite as cool, but it served it's purpose to get us out on the water and to see some "sea life".

My partners in crime and good friends

Jeanette and Commando Potter.

(Yes, there's a story there, but I'm not sharing.)

Sea Lions and birds...they cohabitate. All the sea lions and otters you'll see (I can't tell the difference but Jeanette can and will be very disappointed that I couldn't) in these photos are males under the age of 5. The females stay further south where it's warmer as they have less body fat. The adult males are currently down south since it's mating season. What you are seeing are the young males, and from what I could tell, it's like one big frat party. They are loud, stinky, and lay around a lot!

This area used to be cannery row, where sardine canning was the main-stay of the economy here in the early days. Today it's all about the tourist dollars and many of these canneries are being turned into shops, restaurants, and condos.

Otter in the water.

You can also see lots of sea kelp--which we got to hold.

Slimy and rubbery and great for your skin.

The Bay