July 15, 2015
Dolphins.
The nearby beach at Marina State Beach is a beauty. Large
sand dunes, reminiscent of Wellfleet on Cape Cod. The other morning I went
early as it was an unusually warm morning for the Monterey Bay area. Within minutes
of being there saw a pod of about a dozen dolphins off to the left. Scanning the
water, it turned out to be about eight of these pods near and far. Their behavior
suggested they were feeding and it was great to watch. They were frenzied at
times, jumping over each other, diving aggressively, creating much splashing.
At one point a pod came close enough that I could hear them chattering amongst themselves.
It pretty much sounded like, “hey these fish are mine, and yours are over there”.
To top it off, I saw a whale breach three times off towards the horizon. First time
ever seeing that in CA.
Being here reminded me of a comment I heard from a local
once some years back. I was here for business and while tasting wines, (I spent
my working years in the wine trade), with a restaurateur, I made the comment
about what a great part of California this was. His retort…”This is not
California, this is Monterey”. I can
understand the viewpoint.
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