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In mid-June, Thomas took a big leap of faith and quit his job of 8 years at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe to go into practice with his father at Harvey Siskind. He had a few weeks off between jobs to do some traveling, so we decided to take a mini-trip down to Monterey with Virginia as one of those trips.
Since Monterey is just two hours away, we made it a simple overnight visit. We spent the bulk of our day at the famous Monterey Bay Aquarium, which was a big hit with Miss V. Then it was off for a stroll of Cannery Row and a visit to Dennis the Menace park.
We spent the night in nearby Gilroy, where we were able to take a swim in our hotel pool the next day and hit the outlet mall before heading back to Alameda. What a great overnight getaway!
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| Pirate Virginia and her makeshift eye patch. |
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| Petting the sea creatures at the Aquarium. |
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| Checking out some fish. |
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| Pregnant lady and daughter in a clamshell. |
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| Lunchtime at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. |
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| Totally cool upside down jellyfish. |
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| Virginia was totally fascinated with how (male) seahorses give birth. |
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| Posing in front of reproducing jellyfish. Educational and wacky, right? |
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| Wave pools rock. |
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| The Harveys hit Cannery Row! |
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| Cool girl getting some post-Aquarium ice cream with daddy. |
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| The coolest park ever. |
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| Crazy slide with dada. |
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| Where else can you drink water from an open lion's mouth? |
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| Enjoying a seafood dinner in Monterey. |
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| Swimming in Gilroy. |
