Monterey 'Anda'

"The motto Anda means onward in Spanish and is symbolic of the spirit of the City of Monterey"

Monterey, CA "Cannery Row"

Peggy's Post:  Being without a car has its advantages - for example being able to:

Sail Away, sail away... statue at Lover's Point park

(1) slowly walk though a beautiful city with many historical buildings; (2) read each historical marker we pass (ask us about Monterey's establishment in 1770 or the rise and fall of the sardine fishing industry in the 1930s (ie. "Cannery Row"); (3) greet people passing by; (4) enjoy nature close up and personal (see the picture of the sea otter below blocking our dock!); (5) talk to each other more than we typically would while traveling by car; (6) get our exercise in while actually getting somewhere rather than walking in circles; and (7) because we are burning more calories, we can enjoy more treats!

            

Sea otter camping out on our dock

Enjoying the "Good Life"

 We particularly enjoyed the jellyfish exhibits.

While in Monterey in addition to the many sights visited, we went to the the "Monterey Bay Aquarium". This is a public aquarium founded in 1984 and is located on Cannery Row. With dozens of live exhibits including fish, sharks, sea otters, octopuses and their kin.  We found the exhibits to be educational and fascinating, giving us an up close look at the life under the keel of "Little Lara".

Monument to John Steinbeck

Jay's post:  For those who may think cruising on a sailboat is leisurely enjoying sights, sounds and people, allow me to describe laundry day on "Little Lara".  It has been nine days since we left San Francisco and Peggy decided it was time we did laundry.  Fortunately, the marina in Monterey has a washer and dryer, so yesterday we stripped all the bed linen off the bunk, gathered all the towels and sorted all the clothes.  The idea was to separate the whites from the colors and wash the whites first, given they dry quicker.  Once we crossed the marina to the laundry area it was noted we had inadvertently brought the wrong basket of laundry -- so back to the boat to obtain the whites.  Back at the laundry area we noted we had forgotten my white shirt which needed cleaning given I last wore it in  Half Moon Bay while walking three miles to church -- so back to the boat.  Once we had all of the whites gathered and in the washer it was noted that we failed to bring the laundry soap -- so back to the boat.  Now that the whites were in the washer, with laundry soap, we discovered there was a combination lock on the machines requiring us to call the Harbor Master to obtain the combination -- so back to the boat. When the white clothes were done washing, we transfer them to the dryer, placing the colored clothes in the washer, but we discovered we did not have enough quarters -- so back to the boat.  Once the white clothes were dry, we placed the colored clothes in the dryer.  By then it was dinner time -- so back to the boat.  After dinner we retrieved the colored clothes -- then went back to the boat, to put everything away.  Oh, did I mention that "Little Lara" is located in the slip furthest from the laundry area?

A special thanks to Robin, who helped us get our house ready, drove us to San Francisco, helped load and organize all our stuff on "Little Lara" and then drove our car back to Redding, CA.  We couldn't have done it without you Robin!  

We plan to head south  Monday, weather permitting. Until then, enjoy our video: "Dolfins off the Bow!"  Pray with us for fair winds and gentle seas!