At first, Monterey was kind of underwhelming. Most of it looks like any other bland suburban sprawl area. But then we took a walk downtown in the historic district. It wasn't too hard to find because the sidewalks were engraved with the following:


They've done a great job of preserving certain key buildings, like the San Carlos Cathedral:


And the house that Robert Louis Stevenson lived in:


Even the children's playgrounds have a preserved Pacific Rail train engine:


Isaac and I enjoyed hanging out at the marina:


Mom and Isaac also chilled out at the pier:



I was trying to teach Isaac about etiquette. His response was unequivocal:


The cannery district at Monterey was the inspiration for John Steinbeck's "Cannery Row". They love to show their appreciation:


Quote of the Day: No real quote, but Isaac made the signs for "more" and "food" in consecutive order, thus officially counting as his first sentence.

Meal of the Day: For Teresa it was Huevos Rancheros for lunch at "El Palomar". For me it was Prawn Scampi for dinner at "Louie Linguine".