Not So Whale of a Tale - Monterey Bay

Now sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip... it started a couple Fridays ago in Monterey aboard a tiny ship.

As part of our kindergarten spring break trip to Monterey we decided to take a whale watching trip. We didn't expect to see whales, we are between seasons, and it was the last day of the Winter season discount ... before the ticket price goes up for the Spring/Summer rush. It wasn't completely hopeless, there was a small chance that we would see some Orcas or Humpbacks. We did see a lot sea life, but no whales.

Before embarking on our adventure at bay, everyone in the family took dramamine  ... I remember the whale watching trip when I was 15 when I literally turned green on the ship. And it took all my will power not to feed the fish my breakfast. This wasn't going to happen this time, and for good measure we gave the kids the miracle sea sickness drug as well. Nobody got sick! Yeah! And we got a bonus nap during the boring part of the trip where the captain and boat naturalist looked around desperately for whales.

As I said we did sea lots of sea life, and this made the trip worthwhile. We saw sea otters, sea lions, an enthusiastic pack of dolphins and tons of birds. Everyone had a wonderful three hour trip. And the surprise bonus is that our whale watching company, Monterey Bay Whale Watch Center, gives you a rain check for another day if you don't see whales. So, we'll be back sometime this summer when hundreds of whales are expected.