A Day in Monterey

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!

Pirate Virginia and her makeshift eye patch.

Petting the sea creatures at the Aquarium.

Checking out some fish.

Pregnant lady and daughter in a clamshell.

Lunchtime at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Totally cool upside down jellyfish.

Virginia was totally fascinated with how (male) seahorses give birth.

Posing in front of reproducing jellyfish.  Educational and wacky, right?

Wave pools rock.

The Harveys hit Cannery Row!

Cool girl getting some post-Aquarium ice cream with daddy.

The coolest park ever.

Crazy slide with dada.

Where else can you drink water from an open lion's mouth?

Enjoying a seafood dinner in Monterey.

Swimming in Gilroy.