We made plans to stay here for 5 days to give us time to see the area and to get some small projects done on our prairie schooner. It is remote enough to feel like camping and yet convenient to restaurants, shopping and sightseeing with it only being a 25 minute drive to Monterey including its always-present traffic. This area is also well-known for its damp maritime layer which influences its daily weather. Our campground, Marina Dunes, is on a small side street directly across from the Monterey Dunes Preserve in Marina. These huge dunes can be seen from Monterey when there’s a clear sky. We had a dedicated walkway directly from our campground. The campground is listed as one of the best for waterfront views/access in California.

We spent a couple of days in Monterey. One of our favorite places from year’s past is the world-famous Aquarium. It’s always fun to return there again. The sea otter feeding “show” gives us a chance to see these cuties act up.

The gigantic tanks of reef fish where walls of glass surround you with their habitat is gorgeous.

And, the display of jellyfish was so mesmerizing, I had to set their movements to music. But first, here are a few stills:

Here’s the link to the YouTube video: YouTube Video Monterey Aquarium

A visit to Monterey would not be complete without strolling the touristy areas of Fishermans Wharf and Cannery Row. Of course, we did both! One of the advantages (or disadvantages) of traveling in small quarters is that you can’t load up with gifts and souvenirs for yourself, other than jewelry: no place to store them safely until you get home. A picture essay is shown below after the two panoramas:

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The weather here is cool, in the mid 60’s during the warmest part of the day but it takes time for the blue skies to appear. We were lucky that on these two days of photos, we had good days for photography. As for the the inclusion of the Trump items in the slide show, well, we found them in a shop here at Cannery Row. This is California.