It’s lovely here in coastal Monterey. It was established by the Spanish in 1770 and later served as California's capital under Spanish and Mexican rule. Downtown, there is an old historic area of 19th century buildings. This tiny weatherboard building is Monterey's first theatre, opened in 1847 with Victorian vaudeville.
Gardens amongst the dwellings in the historical district.
The Spanish influence.
The Pacific House Museum is dedicated to local history.
The old Customhouse, a Spanish Colonial style adobe building, built around 1827.
Monterey Bay.
Fisherman's Wharf.
Do not go to this restaurant on Fisherman's Wharf. It's called Scales.
There are lots of statues along the bay. This is Santa Rosalia, patron saint of Monterey's Italian fishing fleet.
There are also lots of these small seals in the bay called sausage seals. They are very well camouflaged amongst the rocks.
Dolphin statue.
For the first half of the 20th century, Monterey lived on the sardine canning business, immortalised by John Steinbeck in his novel Cannery Row (1945). Now it is a tourist spot.
Worker's cottages.
John Steinbeck statue.
Bill doing his best Forrest Gump impression after lunch at Bubba Gump.
Amazing jelly fish at the excellent Monterey Aquarium.
Tropical fish.
Next day we took the bikes from our apartment and rode along the excellent bike paths that go around the bay. Note the eucalyptus Bill is riding under.
First we went along one side and up into the sand dunes.
Then we rode back and past the wharf, Cannery Row, the aquarium and on to Lover's Point.
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