Monterey Bay Aquarium

We did a quick get away to Monterey this week.  The weather was gorgeous and we had a great time.  We drove down Saturday afternoon.  It's such an easy drive...I'm not sure why we don't head down that way more.

We soaked up some sunshine at the beach.  Sara had fun in the sand.

We had a great dinner at Hula's Grill.  We read about it in our Via magazine and decided to give it a try.  They had really yummy Dark and Stormies there!  The hotel had an indoor pool so we spent the evening swimming.  Sara was so excited.

The next day was all about the aquarium...it is really a special place in a beautiful setting.  It should be on everyone's travel bucket list.

Sara loved chasing the pigeons on the deck.  She was cracking everyone up.  This pigeon would let Sara get so close and the fly away.  Sara kept saying "Hi Birdie". 

 Sara did pretty good at the aquarium.  She was definitely over stimulated when we got there, but settled down pretty quickly.  She wasn't that impressed with the fish, but did seem to like the jelly fish.  She loved the play areas and the outside spaces.

We drove thru Pacific Grove on our way out of town and hit the road back home.