1st Time Whale Watching...

You might think that since I grew up in California, that I’d seen whales off the coast many times, but I’d actually never seen any. So I was excited to arrange our first whale watching cruise. Early on a Saturday morning, we drove down to Moss Landing, which is on Monterey Bay (south of Santa Cruz and north of Monterey). We had a surprisingly good breakfast at a dumpy little cafe, then met up with Leigh and Mike before going to the orientation for Sanctuary Whale Watching.

On our journey out of the harbor, we saw two otters and a lot of seals. Ashlynn was required to wear a life vest, but she didn't mind because it helped keep her warm.