Eight in the mornin
g, awake, had a light sleep, showered up and was ready to explore Monterey. Check in was not until 4 pm so I had the day to kill before I could get settled in at the hostel.
Heading out with advice about a good breakfast place I wondered on down towards the coast. I have to say the advice was a good one. I ate breakfast at First Awakening, a restaurant that specializes in making scratch pancakes, which were amazing.
A nice full stomach and a new place to explore, I embarked upon my journey for the day. Heading North West from the aquarium I made my way along the coast.
Walking along the pathway I noticed a group of people staring out at the water
through a fence. Instinctively I was curious to what was going on. As I approached I noticed it was a little sandy bay with rocks on each side and nestled within the bay was over 100 Harbour seals.
This was a spectacular way to start off an amazing day. Like I said earlier on, the forecast was for rain the two days I was going to be in Monterey. Walking along the shoreline and looking out to the skies there was this appearance of possible rain but nothing came about, maybe a few drops.
As a photographer this undecided weather worked in my favour, as I never had to deal with rain but the clouds were still present giving me some added character.
As I moved my way down from the Harbour Seals I came to the main stretch of coastline. Many are aw struck by the fact that there is a section along the California coast that has no buildings. The buildings are held back a street away from the coastline leaving it to walkers, bikers and roller bladders. Much like down in Los Angeles, a path stretches the length of the coast but the shoreline isn’t the same. In
stead of nice long sandy beach you have jagged rocks with the odd cove containing a sandy beach. Waves curl as they pass the jagged rocks moving inwards to the sandy bay, with slight aquamarine blue water. It was spectacular just sitting in various locations watching the waves pound the rocks, splashing in the air with such power but yet such relaxation. It is that feeling that you get when you are at the coast.
The waves rolling in were reaching heights of 10 feet. I found out that the waves were slightly larger then usual due to the full moon affecting the tide. For the remainder of the day I just walked around the coastline and back towards the hostel.
With a late night the day before and very little sleep, I was in bed by 10 pm ready to fall asleep.
Thank you for reading.
Corey Lablans
www.coreylablans.com
g, awake, had a light sleep, showered up and was ready to explore Monterey. Check in was not until 4 pm so I had the day to kill before I could get settled in at the hostel.Heading out with advice about a good breakfast place I wondered on down towards the coast. I have to say the advice was a good one. I ate breakfast at First Awakening, a restaurant that specializes in making scratch pancakes, which were amazing.
A nice full stomach and a new place to explore, I embarked upon my journey for the day. Heading North West from the aquarium I made my way along the coast.
Walking along the pathway I noticed a group of people staring out at the water
through a fence. Instinctively I was curious to what was going on. As I approached I noticed it was a little sandy bay with rocks on each side and nestled within the bay was over 100 Harbour seals.This was a spectacular way to start off an amazing day. Like I said earlier on, the forecast was for rain the two days I was going to be in Monterey. Walking along the shoreline and looking out to the skies there was this appearance of possible rain but nothing came about, maybe a few drops.
As a photographer this undecided weather worked in my favour, as I never had to deal with rain but the clouds were still present giving me some added character.
As I moved my way down from the Harbour Seals I came to the main stretch of coastline. Many are aw struck by the fact that there is a section along the California coast that has no buildings. The buildings are held back a street away from the coastline leaving it to walkers, bikers and roller bladders. Much like down in Los Angeles, a path stretches the length of the coast but the shoreline isn’t the same. In
stead of nice long sandy beach you have jagged rocks with the odd cove containing a sandy beach. Waves curl as they pass the jagged rocks moving inwards to the sandy bay, with slight aquamarine blue water. It was spectacular just sitting in various locations watching the waves pound the rocks, splashing in the air with such power but yet such relaxation. It is that feeling that you get when you are at the coast.The waves rolling in were reaching heights of 10 feet. I found out that the waves were slightly larger then usual due to the full moon affecting the tide. For the remainder of the day I just walked around the coastline and back towards the hostel.
With a late night the day before and very little sleep, I was in bed by 10 pm ready to fall asleep.
Thank you for reading.
Corey Lablans
www.coreylablans.com
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