Monterey

The second half of Big Sur day was Monterey - specifically the aquarium. It was really great! Definitely worth it, even if I did feel like I was in a school tour group :) Shoot, there were probably a few times where I got as excited as the kids. Especially when the sea turtle showed up!

They had a number of interactive exhibits, mostly geared towards kids of course, but still interesting for adults. They were set up as either specific to the animal like the jellyfish and seahorse exhibits, or to the habitat of the ocean like the rocky shore or deep sea.

Jellys!

The "deep sea" was neat. There was a sea turtle! And sharks:

Coral Reef section

Cuttlefish section

Jewelry inspection section

"Get off mah lawn!" section

Seahorse ornament section

Seaweed seahorse section

Humans searching for sea creatures section