Monterery and Salinas, CA

Waking up today was sad because the fog was everywhere. We decided that it would be a good day to go to the Monterery Aquarium, hoping that by the time we had finished seeing all the displays the fog would have lifted along the coast. My favorite displays were the jellyfish and seahorses.

Leaving the aquarium we walked along the pathway from Monterery to Pacific Grove even though it was still foggy. Some of the birds we saw were Black Oystercatchers, California Gulls, a Red-shouldered Hawk plus Double-crested Cormorants.

After drving along the coast we decided to drive inland toward Salinas where we stopped at a county park. Among the birds we saw there was the unique Acorn Woodpecker. This bird drills holes into the bark of trees that they later fill with acorns to eat during the winter months.

Lastly, we found an excellent diner "Ellie's American Diner" where we had dinner. The food is awesome!