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| sandy relaxing
on an arbitrary rock in pacific grove after accepting
my proposal! :D |
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| the view from
aforementioned rock. |
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| on the monterey
bay coastal trail. |
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| same trail, sandy. |
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| same trail,
me. |
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| heading up
the trail towards monterey.
i found
this
site to be especially helpful for planning. :P
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| kelp. water. light. |
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| a lifeless fish
contributing to the
$19.95
experience.
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| miscellaneous scavenger
feeding off some spongy orange substance in the circle of
liiiiiife. |
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| more of that. |
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| hovering out of sight. |
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| a feeble attempt
to capture a leopard shark in motion. |
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| the "finding nemo"
aquarium. |
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| spotted moral eel
flailing around in search of defenseless mollusks and/or
shrimp. |
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| fish eating anemone!
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| key ingredients
for budget recipes for the impoverished, uneducated
inhabitants of the city of seaside, ca.
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| actual conversation
with a seaside resident. bnc: "do you happen
to know which way monterey is from here?". seaside resident:
[ unintelligible response ]. bnc: "er, ok.". seaside resident:
"gimme a dolla, nigga!!".
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| sandy posing in front
of the monterey bay aquarium's signature kelp. kobumaki roll!!
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| centripetal force
in action. |
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| another signature
exhibit of the monterey bay aquarium. |
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| jellyfish cruising
along while consuming microscopic quantities of plankton
and shrimp in a vacuum cleaner-like fashion.
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| cream pie? no!
how about an adult sea nettle with 18" long poisonous
tentacles in your face!! if only we'd had this jellyfish
handy while driving through seaside . . .
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| outside the aquarium
waiting for a great white shark to prey on helpless
sea otters while a busload of fourth graders on a field
trip watch in horror. ok -- maybe not. |
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| more sandy. |
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| i should double
as a professional photographer. that'll be $500/hour
please. cash only. |
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| succulent baby
stingray. slurp! |
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| fully utilizing
the "facilities" in the new multi-million dollar jellyfish
exhibit. |
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| blurry shark. womp!
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| something out
of the underwater world of gunga from star wars: the phantom menace. |
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| surreal visuals
in the new jellyfish exhibit. |
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| more. |
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| wall of jellyfish in a
room with mirrored walls. fun! |
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| the view from our
room at the grandview
inn. note the skillful omission of ocean view blvd in
web site's photos. on the other hand, ocean view blvd is
prominently labeled on the map, so no real surprises there. |
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| sample benefits:
ocean view, refreshing sea breeze, friendly staff, and free stuff including
unlimited apple chips, fruits, bottled water, breakfast, tea, and milk
and cookies. another benefit: no phone, no tv!! |
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| this bed was over the
top. |
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| after failing to
find
pacific's edge restaurant while whipping the turns and passing
multiple cars as needed on the 17-mile drive at 60mph, we decided
to eat in pacific grove instead.
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| 12 hours later:
breakfast. |
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| outside the grand view inn.
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| the neighboring seven gables inn. |
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| our transportation
in front of a house owned by a pacific groverian who
is obsessed with the color pink. |
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| sandy posing
in front of our accommodations. |
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| again, that's
just $500/hour for my photography services.
cash only, please. |
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| preparing to head down
the pacific coast. |
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| a few minutes later. |
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| heading down highway 1.
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| a path to the beach.
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| sandy on the coast. |
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| an incredible view. |
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| another vantage point. |
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| no doubt teeming with
highly predatory sea creatures. |
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| sandy, on the coast
again. |
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| pacific ocean. |
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| lingering fog. |
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| sandy, hundreds of feet
above the coast. |
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| cars just inches
from plunging into the pacific ocean. |
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| another view. |
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| graffiti courtesy
of vandals from seaside, ca. |
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| heading to big sur.
note on big sur: there is nothing to see in big sur! |
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| crossing the
bixby bridge. |
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| off the bixby bridge: highly
recommended! |
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| outstanding. |
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| sandy and i. :D |
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| cute! this is
not photoshop! |
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| more near the bixby bridge. |
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| the bridge itself. |
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| an ideal
camping spot, especially at night! |
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| nothing to say here. |
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| perfect for a swim.
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| another great
stop along the pacific coast. |
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| . . . occasionally hit
by random waves of great size which can
carry an adult off this shoreline. EEEEEP! |
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| rocky point. |
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| layer of kelp. |
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| layer of kelp with sandy. |
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| layer of kelp with
bnc. |
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| menacing looking currents. |
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| another shot of rocky
point. |
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| sandy at the
top of it all. |
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| another shot. |
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| final shot at
rocky point. |
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|
shopping on daigon alley with hagrid and fang.
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| monterey, near cannery row,
with some random person strolling on the beach. |
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| doh! |
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