On Saturday, all of the Amgen Scholars traveled to Monterey Bay and Santa Cruz for our big, all day field trip. We went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which was an opportunity to see lots of marine creatures that live in Monterey Bay. Sea otters, sharks, seahorses, and jellies were just a few of the animals we saw. Take a look!
Monterey Bay
A crazy seahorse
The cutest little sea otter. All of them slept on their backs in the water!
Afterwards, we walked along Cannery Row, which reminded me of the book by the same name by John Steinbeck. It was actually kind of gross because it is where all the sardine-canning factories are located. I was more excited about Santa Cruz, where we headed next. We went to the beach boardwalk and rode on the Giant Dipper, the sixth oldest roller coaster in the United States, ate greasy fish and chips, and laid out in the sun, although the temperature was in the sixties. I wanted to swim in the Pacific Ocean for the first time, but all I could tolerate was dipping in a foot for about five seconds because it was SO cold. I hope that I get a chance to go swimming in California at least once!
A view of part of the beach boardwalk
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