Sunday, January 18, 2009

Monterey {and other things}

This weekend Brad & I took off for a little getaway in Monterey. Neither one of us had been there before and we both LOVED it! We had a great time we went sea kayaking, to the Monterey Bay Aquarium and ate some really yummy sea food. {next time we have visitors we are going to Monterey for sure!}

The first thing we did was sea kayaking - we went all over the bay and out on the cost.

Brad was the captain - as you can see from his pose.
The water was SO clear and beautiful we could see everything - TONS of giant jelly fish and swimming seals {they were so cute playing with each other} you could see them right under our kayak.

plus...we saw tons of sea otters {they were the cutest - we made friends with this one}

If you live in the bay area and you haven't been to the aquarium you must go - SO cool!
we saw a giant octopus - really gross actually

and tons of jelly fish

plus they have a ten story tall kelp forest full of all kinds of cool things like schooling fish, sharks and bat rays.

Last weekend we took a little hike on Mt. Tam. {the steep ravine trail: an 8 mile loop on Mt. Tam all the way to Stinson Beach}

So steep - it even had stairs!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

WOW, this looks like you have had some great adventures! I can't believe how clear the water is so that you can see the fish so clearly. Love Bradley's beard.

Ashley Dunaway said...

I'm so sad I missed this adventure. It looks like so much fun!!!

The Powells said...

what fun times

lindsay said...

wow bradley's beard is crazy. We wish we were on that trip. Did you share kayaks or have your own?