Quick, make like an otter

On Sunday, we took a trip back down to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Our dear neighbors, the Fujiis, had given us a pack of tickets to see the fishes and sharks and things. It didn't take long for us to find some other friendly sea creatures as well. Including this guy, a toddler-sized otter sculpture. Daddy was intent on taking pictures, so I tried to imitate Mr. Otter in the hopes he wouldn't see me. I guess he caught me goofing off.





If you ever do get to visit this part of Northern California, I'd suggest you go and take a look too. They have an outer bay exhibit with an acrylic window that spans 54'x15' tall and it holds back 1.2 million gallons of sea water. Quite impressive; it is also the occasional home to juvenile great white sharks who eventually get released back to the wild (where they should be). We also ate at a nice restaurant where we were seated in an alcove which jutted out over the water. Ocean views on three sides! Couldn't have asked for anything more appropriate on a perfect day.