We stayed three days in picturesque and scenic Monterey. The municipal campground lays uphill and was very well managed with free hot water and very clean sanitary spots (we took the chance to wash all our clothes). We talked a bit to Tim, the park ranger, as we noticed that the hike&bike site on the campground also attracted dubious guests. That's a common challenge in urban areas as the climate is relatively mild all year round and hike&bike sites are cheap. Generally, these people do no harm, but we always took our valuables with us all the time. In Monterey we enjoyed walking along the bay, watching the funny harbor seals and endearing sea otters in the marina, visiting the touristy Fisherman's Wharf, famous Cannery Row (which used to be the factory area where sardines were canned) and of course the Aquarium. Of the latter we are still not sure what to think of. The pools were authentically created and the shown species unique to the Californian habitat, which we liked a lot. Also to see the feeding of an entire swarm of sardines in an open sea pool was extremely impressive. On the other side, we were missing in-depth information to the different habitats shown. We perceived everything as quite descriptive, but non-explanatory. Maybe we are simply too spoilt from European zoos :-)!
Aside looking at various creatures from the sea, we also enjoyed fresh seafood! We tried fresh oysters as well as the local clam chowder served in a bread bun and a grilled cod fish sandwich. Very delicious and it really felt like holidays! Tomorrow we will be heading further north. As we are good in time, we might take a detour to Stanford visiting a friend of Philipp and then drive to Yosemite national park by rental car, before heading to San Francisco.
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Elia
11/4/2016 08:37:02
Gseht sehr cool us, sehr schöni Fotene!!
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