Today is my last day in Monterey! :( I decided to go to my favorite place in Monterey...Breakwater Cove. I had originally planned on going to the Aquarium, but no one that has gone to the Aquarium has seemed that excited about it, and I didn't really want to go, so I went to Breakwater Cove. Breakwater Cove is known as one of the jewels of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. It has a lot of wildlife due to the kelp forest, ranging from seals to sharks (yes, that is where I kayaked...more on this later). Also, Breakwater Cove is like a FREE Aquarium because it has all the animals and the kelp
forest environment, but the animals are wild and not in tanks, which is always a good thing. The water is so clean...the picture on the left shows how clear the water is. This particular area of water was probably about 4 feet deep.
The water is cold, so seals and sharks both like the area, although the seals probably enjoy it more when there are not sharks around. I went kayaking through the kelp forest. Thankfully, no one told me before I went that it is considered by many to be the most active part of the "Red Triangle", which encompasses all of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. What is the "Red Triangle"? Over half all the recorded number of great white shark attacks happen in the Red Triangle because sharks are attracted to this area because of the large seal and sea otter population. The name Red Triangle comes from the massive amount of blood in the water after an attack. One of the most notorious attacks happened at my beloved Spanish Bay, where I was yesterday.
To end the shark story, I didn't see any sharks today. However, if I come back next summer, I want to snorkel in Big Sur at Point Lobos. Finally, the picture on the right is what a typical day in Monterey looks like. I will miss Monterey, but I won't be too sad because I know that I will be back next summer!
Today is my last day in Monterey! :( I decided to go to my favorite place in Monterey...Breakwater Cove. I had originally planned on going to the Aquarium, but no one that has gone to the Aquarium has seemed that excited about it, and I didn't really want to go, so I went to Breakwater Cove. Breakwater Cove is known as one of the jewels of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. It has a lot of wildlife due to the kelp forest, ranging from seals to sharks (yes, that is where I kayaked...more on this later). Also, Breakwater Cove is like a FREE Aquarium because it has all the animals and the kelp
forest environment, but the animals are wild and not in tanks, which is always a good thing. The water is so clean...the picture on the left shows how clear the water is. This particular area of water was probably about 4 feet deep. 
The water is cold, so seals and sharks both like the area, although the seals probably enjoy it more when there are not sharks around. I went kayaking through the kelp forest. Thankfully, no one told me before I went that it is considered by many to be the most active part of the "Red Triangle", which encompasses all of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. What is the "Red Triangle"? Over half all the recorded number of great white shark attacks happen in the Red Triangle because sharks are attracted to this area because of the large seal and sea otter population. The name Red Triangle comes from the massive amount of blood in the water after an attack. One of the most notorious attacks happened at my beloved Spanish Bay, where I was yesterday. 
To end the shark story, I didn't see any sharks today. However, if I come back next summer, I want to snorkel in Big Sur at Point Lobos. Finally, the picture on the right is what a typical day in Monterey looks like. I will miss Monterey, but I won't be too sad because I know that I will be back next summer!