| If I were going to live on the California coast, I think I'd choose
Monterey as my place to stay. I loved the bay, the gentle waves on
the inland side of the bay, the kelp forests underwater, the sea otters
continuously grazing the kelp beds for their favorite food (echinoderms),
everything. I wanted to rent kayaks and go see the otters up close
and personal. Once inside the Monterey
Bay Aquarium, we had to do a whirlwind tour to make sure we could be
back in time for dinner with Karen and Bing at a restaurant Bing picked
out. It was stunning anyways.
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| The most memorable part was when they fed the stingrays in the ray
pool. They allowed the aquarium patrons to grab bits of squid, hold
their hand under the water, and feed it to the rays as they glided past.
Andrea got to feel a stingray suck a piece of squid right out of her hand.
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Leaving the aquarium and grabbing a bite on the way back to the car,
we rushed back to San Francisco along highway 101, cutting our return trip
from four hours to three on the major road. We had notified Bing
that we'd be late, and he altered our reservations so we could still join
him for dinner.
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