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Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Monterey Bay and Monterey Fisherman's Wharf


We toured Monterey's Fisherman's Wharf.  It was such a foreign place to a Wyoming girl that I could hardly take it all in.   I know I snapped photos of trawlers, whalers, fishing boats, sail boats, yachts, dinghy boats and even tugs but after I put them on my computer, I forgot which ones were which..  Here are a few.


                                             I think this is a fishing boat.


                                           A small whale watching boat


      I have seen pictures like this before but it is so cliche that I had to snap it.



                                                     Docked sail boats


Here are a whale watching boat and a sail boat but I took the photo because I loved the seals perching on all the buoys.


These big guys were sunning themselves on the deck of a restaurant next to the seal watching area.


                                                A pod of playing seals


                                         Taking a break from playing


You usually see  weather vanes atop cupolas that sport roosters, horses or eagles where I come from, but this one was so appropriate for the area. I love weather vanes and need one at my house.


                                      The Fisherman statue at the wharf

Fishing is a very dangerous profession and the fisherman have to be strong mentally and physically to survive.    Job Description for a Professional Fisherman | eHow.com


                         Standing in front of the kelp beds in Monterey Bay  



                                   A light house right off the golf course


Kelp Beds
The seals like to come here to eat the many species of fish that hide in the kelp
  


I took this in a pull off area by the bay.  It was the perfect time off evening to shoot, the waves were crashing and the sun was shining on the rocks.  It is a beautiful picture if I say so myself.

2 comments:

MOM/SUSAN said...

Be still my heart. Such wonderful photos Joan--we've been to every one of those places, many times. Sure wish I was there right this minute.

Susan said...

Beautiful pictures...looks like so much fun. I have been spending the afternoon catching up. My computer crashed last week and I just got a new one today. Hard to go a full week without computer!