When I told to my friends that we were
going to San Francisco, everyone told me that shopping malls there are the
best, everybody talked about the steep
streets and about the transportation. I couldn't stop yawning because I don't
like go shopping, I hate the hustle and bustle and never find my size
available.
Instead, we found something which I
enjoyed much more and I must thank for having a companion of adventures as
lover of nature like me, so my husband and I started looking for parks, and ecological options and above all, the ocean!.
California is surf, sand and sun, we
saw all that, but we also found a lot of life.
San Francisco has very steep streets,
as everybody said, and surfers cross the street like if there are no cars
around! but we didn’t stay there, we drove to the South of the State, which it’s the best
experience, with mountains on one side and the ocean always in movement to the
other. The road, always winding, makes the trip enjoyable even more because with
each curve is more to look at.
Our final destination was the city of
Monterey, in Monterey County that is located on the South of California State,
where it’s easy to enjoy magical mountains, and its Bay which gets wet in the
Pacific Ocean.
The area has a long Latin tradition,
since it was founded in 1777 by both Spain and Mexico, that gives name to a hug
part of California and undeniable traditions.
Monterrey is a place where it is easy
to find life forms, there is no space that do not fill this immense natural
serenity that makes admiring all that the sea plays, with a mild climate and an
a very California atmosphere.
Looking around, with so much motion, makes easily to see the passion which State of
California has defended life in all its forms, from caring forests, sea life
and people.
Something that caught our attention was
the fact is not easy to find fast food, but without much effort you can enjoy
delicious meals, prepared with taste and odors of fruits and vegetables that
grow happily in the surrounding area. No doubt the palate delights from the
combination of flavour and serenity and restaurants are proud to assist any
guest.
Speaking of life, it is easy to find
deers, butterflies, hummingbirds, and flowers, many flowers!, for a
photographer like me, it's paradise.
But if the idea is to have photos of
movement, nothing as going to the beach and watch the surfers, they really move!,
it is fascinating to see them slipping by the waves, paving the way and feeling
the breeze of the sea. They are usually in groups and can enjoy the waves for
many hours, regardless of the day of the week.
The beaches are sandy, that and the
waves make this area perfect for surfing, and in this environment, life opens
its passage. Sea Life is only one example, so during the months of December to
March, the whales make their arrival on their way to the South, which are
accompanied by dolphins, killer whales, otters, seals and sea lions.
By sky, birds give observers the
opportunity to find all kinds of species that are left to see and take
pictures, no doubt cameras will not rest while there.
Although the tour is long, nothing like
the pleasure to undertake the return of Monterey to San Francisco, which gives
a warm farewell to the visitor, and provides some surprises goodbye who this
lovely part of the world.