Baby Elephant Seals for Christmas

I spent Christmas in Carmel and Monterey the next day. It was my first time in the area. Carmel is a pretty nice fancy town with lots of fancy art galleries. I wonder how the artists make their money since I don't think all of them sell that many paintings to cover the rent for their elegant galleries.

I had a pretty nice Christmas Eve dinner at a restaurant called “Hog’s Breath” in Eastwood buildings. Food is not the greatest, but the atmosphere is very nice.


Christmas day was shooting day for me. I went to Monterey to shoot the sea lions. I wanted to go to the aquarium, but I don’t think it was open on Christmas day. Point Lobos was the next destination. Love that place. The shooting day ended with an experiment with long exposure on the waves after sunset.


On the way back to Los Angeles, I stopped by San Simeon State Park near the Hearst Castle. I can smell the odor from the parking lot. Guess what’s there? Elephant seals! Yay! If you know me, you probably know how I love watching animals. Even better, there were quite a few newborn babies. They are so adorable; they made my Christmas.