Sunday, November 11, 2007

Monterey pictures - part deux

We went running around on the Old Fisherman's Wharf for quite a while after the whale watching. All my guys were getting their stomachs back before we hit the road home.

A big male sea lion defending his spot from the usurpers lined up along the left (mostly out of view - I couldn't get a good angle) and a couple more in the water.


Closer shot of the macho dude. I didn't get a picture of him later, napping with his head dangling off the steps. Looked way comfortable. So worth the time and effort to defend it.


Pelicans, pelicans everywhere!


DS1 got hungry again. At least his face was...


Wandering the docks.


Some people were back from a charter fishing trip. The guy in yellow was filleting the fish for them. Yum! Fish guts! DS1's friend, M, was helping the guy toss the heads/bones/guts off the side of the dock for the gulls and pelicans. We kept seeing a cloudy shadow rise up from the depths and grab the stuff if the birds weren't quick enough about getting chunks from it. I think it was a harbor seal because it was light colored, but I never got a good look.



Playing in the courtyard at the Maritime Museum across from the docks.



On the way home, we stopped at the visitor's center for a reservoir along route 156, just on the East side of the mountains. Don't ask me for details as I was a bit zoned and, um, desperate, but the sun was setting.

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