As soon as we got to the Monterey area we headed for the Monterey Bay Aquarium which is one of the finest in the country, especially as a lot of the wildlife is just romping and playing in the bay outside the windows. The aquarium is just to the left in this picture in one of the old canneries on Cannery Row that John Steinbeck made famous in his book. More of the old canneries stretch in the distance in the photo ... now tourist themed restaurants and other places to take your money.

Here is their huge kelp tank that opens onto the bay and the kelp sways with the ocean current ... really awesome.

And one of the best jellyfish displays I have ever seen.