Address: 720 Cannery Row
Date: Feb 2014
Website: www.seemonterey.com/things-to-do/animals-and-wildlife
As we were driving north to San Francisco we stopped in the town of Monterey. We wanted to visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium and also hoped to see some of the local wildlife we had heard about. Our first order of business, after driving for a few hours, was to get some lunch. We had also done our research in this area and knew where we were headed.
Monterey Bay is home to the very first Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. The restaurant chain was created by Paramount Pictures after the success of the Forrest Gump movie. It is based on the shrimping company that Forrest started after the suggestion of his friend Bubba whom he met during the Vietnam War. Out front of the restaurant is a bench with Forrest's suitcase and running shoes all ready for photo opportunities. We have always enjoyed our food at Bubba Gump and this time we had some very tasty blueberry and strawberry lemonades as well. One neat thing about Bubba Gump is that at your table are two license plates. One says Run Forrest Run and the other says Stop Forrest Stop. If you display the Run Forrest Run plate the staff will pass you by, but if you flip to the Stop Forrest Stop plate the nearest staff member will stop to see what you need. The best thing about this restaurant is its location. The restaurant is right on the bay and from our table we spotted some sea otters out on the water. We had to wait until we had finished our meal before we could run outside to take a closer look.
Sure enough, when we looked out into the bay we saw harbour seals lounging on the rocks surrounded by Brandt's cormorants and seagulls. Looking further into the bay we once again located the sea otters that had entertained us during our lunch. In North America, sea otters can only be found along the Pacific coast and the Monterey Bay area is one of the best spots to see them. Sea otters spend the majority of their time in the water moving between the kelp. They are known for using rocks as tools in order to crack open shells on their bellies. They are also known for being incredibly cute. We stopped and watched the sea otters play in the water for a while and then we headed off to get an even closer look at more sea otters inside the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
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Bubba Gump Shrimp Company (Monterey Bay)
Monterey Bay is home to the very first Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. The restaurant chain was created by Paramount Pictures after the success of the Forrest Gump movie. It is based on the shrimping company that Forrest started after the suggestion of his friend Bubba whom he met during the Vietnam War. Out front of the restaurant is a bench with Forrest's suitcase and running shoes all ready for photo opportunities. We have always enjoyed our food at Bubba Gump and this time we had some very tasty blueberry and strawberry lemonades as well. One neat thing about Bubba Gump is that at your table are two license plates. One says Run Forrest Run and the other says Stop Forrest Stop. If you display the Run Forrest Run plate the staff will pass you by, but if you flip to the Stop Forrest Stop plate the nearest staff member will stop to see what you need. The best thing about this restaurant is its location. The restaurant is right on the bay and from our table we spotted some sea otters out on the water. We had to wait until we had finished our meal before we could run outside to take a closer look.
Sure enough, when we looked out into the bay we saw harbour seals lounging on the rocks surrounded by Brandt's cormorants and seagulls. Looking further into the bay we once again located the sea otters that had entertained us during our lunch. In North America, sea otters can only be found along the Pacific coast and the Monterey Bay area is one of the best spots to see them. Sea otters spend the majority of their time in the water moving between the kelp. They are known for using rocks as tools in order to crack open shells on their bellies. They are also known for being incredibly cute. We stopped and watched the sea otters play in the water for a while and then we headed off to get an even closer look at more sea otters inside the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
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