Yesterday I picked up my car - a red Chevrolet Aveo called Nellie (the letters NEL are in the number plate). After initial doubts about automatic gears every time I had to do a hill start (which is a lot in San Francisco) I soon adjusted and headed south along the California coastal highway.The scenery is as dramatic as I expected and I've not even seen the best bit yet. The great thing with the car, compared to travelling by train, is that you can stop from time to time, and visit things en route, so I stopped at a couple of beaches on the way to Monterey.
I've spent hours today at the Monterey Bay Aquarium - as good as, but different from, the one in Vancouver. Highlights included sea dragons (see picture), sea horses, jelly fish, sharks, penguins, star fish you can touch, a tame albatross and the very cute sea otters. I also saw Cannery Row, walked the "path of history" - a marked route past all the oldest and most historic buildings in the town - and spent a lot of time watching the wildlife. The harbour seals, se
a lions and pelicans are here in huge numbers, really close. I could almost have stroked the sea lions at the jetty. They really stink close up! This coastline is part of a huge marine conservation area that stretches from San Francisco almost down to San Luis Obispo where I'm going next.
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