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We had a wonderful trip to California – B is quite the little traveler. She generally takes things in stride, and that attitude served her well on our trip (especially since we did not actually arrive in CA until roughly SIX hours past her bedtime – no biggie since she slept on the plane).
After resting a bit, we left San Jose for Monterey and a trip to the world famous Monterey Bay Aquarium. We got up early and ran her all over the place in the hopes she would take a nap in the car on the way down. It worked! And she loved the Aquarium (though to our chagrin, she is talking about the fabulous candy store we took her to afterward more than than the Aquarium).
Look Mommy – Dory and Nemo!
She wasn’t too sure what she thought of these lovely creatures…
They had a couple of really cool play areas for kids to explore and learn about ocean creatures. Of course, the Nemo costume was a big hit!
Just a tad smaller than a whale…
They have this fun waterfall that is beautiful from the outside, and falls over glass so you can watch it from the inside. What do you think Kitty?
Of all the beautiful things to see, her favorite part about the Aquarium was this 30 second video on a permanent loop that shows a diver viewing and being careful with some coral. Yeah, we saw him quite a bit…
A trip to the candy store (yummy salt water taffy!) and dinner at Fisherman’s Grotto completed our day. You would be right in thinking we all slept well that night!
The next day we had a leisurely morning before heading out to meander up to San Francisco, with a stop in Santa Cruz. We had a wonderful time walking around Surf City, USA, and B was particularly fond of all the dogs running around on the beach playing frisbee.
Can you hear her roar?
So pretty Daddy!
Woah, Daddy – that’s a big tree!
She wasn’t happy about leaving, not one little bit. But, after she settled down and we handed over her bink, she went right to sleep and took another excellent car nap – amazing!
Next stop: San Francisco!
