Monterey Bay area and Aquarium

I thought I would share a few shots from the Monterey Bay area, as well as the Monterey Bay aquarium with you all.

The family and I went from the 9th to the 11th, and had an absolute blast!

We swung by San Luis Obispo on Friday:
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San Luis Obispo Entrance color by rickztahone, on Flickr
The entrance of this beautiful old church

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Church View by rickztahone, on Flickr
Here's a church view. One of the last churches in California with the original frescos according to a worker. Very impressive altar.

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Original Frescos by rickztahone, on Flickr

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Altar pieces by rickztahone, on Flickr
Here's an altar piece that was made in Spain in the early 1600's. They have it in their museum.

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Monterey Clock and Flags by rickztahone, on Flickr
And we arrive in Monterey :)

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Savannah in Monterey Fisherman's Wharf by rickztahone, on Flickr
The Birthday girl. This was her 7th Bday present. She loved it, and got many perks the whole weekend.

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Fisherman by rickztahone, on Flickr
At the fisherman's wharf. You can't go to Monterey without visiting the Wharf. Food galore, at a very cheap price.

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Monterey Bay Pano by rickztahone, on Flickr
On to the aquarium, I'm sure many here would appreciate a good fish shot, ha!

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Vertical Flow by rickztahone, on Flickr
These guys were right at the blast end of a strong powerhead, lol. I guess they like flow...

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Anchovies Circular Tank Entrance by rickztahone, on Flickr
Welcome to "another world"

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School of Anchovies by rickztahone, on Flickr
Can you guess how many anchovies?

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Spotfin Mojarra by rickztahone, on Flickr
A cooperative Spotfin Mojarra

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Pano tank by rickztahone, on Flickr
A few other flow enthusiasts

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Small fish in a big tank by rickztahone, on Flickr
I'm sure this guy is the bully of this tank.

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Close up by rickztahone, on Flickr
Blue Tang

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Salt Water Tank 2 by rickztahone, on Flickr
I thought of Matt while taking this shot and the next :)

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Salt water tank by rickztahone, on Flickr



My favorite Part of the whole aquarium definitely had to be the Jellyfish. One of the perks my daughter got for her birthday was actually going behind the scenes of the Jellyfish exhibit. In the back room, you can see their jellyfish breeding facility. It is immense and it is stunning! The staff was so nice, helpful and so informative.

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Jelly Fish tank by rickztahone, on Flickr
This is the tank we were actually behind of. It is actually much larger than the view pane looks. It was a good 20ft across and maybe 24ft height. It was huge.

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Jelly Fish Food close up by rickztahone, on Flickr
Jellyfish meal

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Jelly Fish-2 by rickztahone, on Flickr
So graceful

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Jelly Fish 4 by rickztahone, on Flickr
A detailed look.

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Jelly Fish 3 by rickztahone, on Flickr
A shooting star? Nope, a jellyfish...

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Jelly Fish 2 by rickztahone, on Flickr
Hot air balloon anyone?


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Rick - Ricky - Savannah by rickztahone, on Flickr
Finally, here I am with the kids :)

I hope I didn't include too many shots. I ended up taking well over 800 shots this trip, and had a lot of editing to do. You can see some more pics Here if you are interested.

Thanks for stopping by :)