Sunday evening we drove down the coast to the city of Monterey. The next day we explored a bit of the area and took a walk down "Cannery Row". Kathy and I passed up the Aquarium as we both have been there and Ellie is too young to get much from it.
After getting our fill of the local tourist trap we went for a stroll down by the beach. We saw some of the local wildlife: seals, otters, cormorants and a bus full of German tourists. 
Tuesday we drove a bit farther down the coast to Big Sur. It is a bit inland and was therefore quite a bit warmer. We had lunch at a picnic site in a grove of oaks and later went for a hike among the coastal redwoods up to a small water fall. Ellie was alert the whole hike up to the falls and loved her forest surroundings. Do we have a future tree hugger? Like clockwork she fell asleep in my arms on the hike back to the car.
After driving back up to Monterey we found a great pizza dive by chance. Ellie impressed all the customers with her contagious smile. Mmmmm, baby flavored pizza...
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