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Monterey Bay Aquarium Celebrating 40 years!

I’m been volunteering at the Monterey Bay Aquarium since 2017 and have loved every minute of it! The MBAquarium just celebrated its 40th anniversary. Wow! 40 years of inspiring conservation of the ocean and providing an educational facility for all to learn about the ocean – kids and adults alike.

Receiving my 250 hour pin at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

In honor of the anniversary the staff has created a amazing video talking about their favorite animals.

Did your favorite make the list?  Mine did!

The Giant Pacific Octopus

To see this entertaining video, Click here.

Tell me what your favorite Monterey Bay Aquarium animal is in the comments.

 

 

 

My “Favorite Aquarium Things” Can’t Wait for the MB Aquarium to Open!

A Fun Parody of “My Favorite Things” with an Aquarium Theme

When the Monterey Bay Aquarium closed in March 2020, as a Volunteer Monterey Bay Aquarium Guide, I was so disappointed.  My Thursday afternoon volunteer gig was the highlight of my week!

I can’t wait until we open soon!

The Aquarium staff thought they would have a little fun and created this delightful parody sung to the tune of “My Favorite Things” from the Sound of Music – only it’s “My Favorite Aquarium Things”!

Just click and give a listen, you’ll love it!

“My Favorite Aquarium Things”

Monterey Bay Aquarium Tide Pool

Song lyrics

Squids that are giant 
— or common or bigfin
Hand-feeding sharks with a neoprene mitten

Avocets, penguins and albatross wings
These are our favorite Aquarium things

Sardines and anchovies — oodles and oodles
Octopus poop that
looks like one long noodle

Bat rays that swim with a flap of their wings
These are our favorite Aquarium things

Dolphinfish darting with colorful flashes
Sea otters diving and making big splashes

Delicate drifters and creatures that sting
These are our favorite Aquarium things

When the Zoom fails
When you’re muted
When the WiFi’s bad

We simply remember Aquarium things
And then we don’t feel so sad

A Mola mola that looks like a frisbee
Kelp Forests swaying and making you dizzy 

Sea stars with tube feet that help them to cling
These are our favorite Aquarium things!

 

Just Listed ~Pacific Grove Charmer

Just Listed!

1222 Shafter Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA 93950                               Offered at $1,000,000

Call Susan  to make an appointment to see this lovely home.         831-320-6801

1222 Shafter, Pacific Grove

The charming seaside town of Pacific Grove is attracting many new residents, second home owners, and visitors for many reasons. Boasting the most beautiful coastline on the Monterey Peninsula, its natural beauty has no equal.  

Spring time in Pacific Grove showcases the “Pink Carpet”!

America’s Last Home Town as it is sometimes called, also has a “down home” community feel where you know your neighbors and shopkeepers by name and you are greeted when you arrive at your favorite restaurant.

Enjoying a nice breakfast at Victorian Corner.

For those who love the ocean, the marine life is amazing.  Right off the coastline of Pacific Grove is a section of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, the largest marine sanctuary in the US. 

Recreation Trail follows the coastline. Outside enthusiasts enjoy biking, walking, skating, and riding the surreys.

From the Recreation Trail which runs along the coast, you can spot whales as they migrate, Harbor seals as they give birth in the spring,

Harbor seals with their newborn pups.

and a multitude of seabirds, fishes, and invertebrates, if you like to observe the tide pools. Just don’t remove any animals – it is a sanctuary! The Monterey Bay Aquarium features an underwater view of the Bay which attracts visitors from all over the world and inspires the conservation of our oceans.

The Giant Pacific Octopus in the Monterey Bay Aquarium

 Since it is such an idyllic place, real estate values have skyrocketed in the last 10 years.  Never quite as well known as its neighboring towns like Carmel and Monterey, Pacific Grove always kept a slightly lower profile. No more.  As soon as a home is listed for sale, it is purchased by an eager buyer wanting to be a part of this dream place.

Welcome, come on in! 1222 Shafter Avenue, Pacific Grove offered at $1,000,000

If you are hoping to become a Pagrovian (a resident of PG) I have a wonderful new listing you should see at 1222 Shafter, Pacific Grove offered at $1,000,000.  Charming and delightful, this bright and light three bedroom, two bath home is perfect as an entrance into the Pacific Grove lifestyle.

Striking living room with gas fireplace.
1222 Shafter
Lovely open floor plan featuring an updated kitchen, hardwood floors, and a gas fireplace.
Updated kitchen

Master bedroom suite opens onto rear yard.
Guest room
Second guest room
Back patio and yard.
Charming sitting area in side yard
Front patio and garden

For more information, call Susan with your questions for a private showing.  All showings are by appointment only.

Susan Clark, Carmel Realty Company

Susan Clark, Carmel Realty Company

Call me at 831-320-6801

For more information about this lovely home or real estate on the Monterey Peninsula.

 

 

 

 

Monterey Bay Aquarium ~ Opening Postponed

The Giant Sea Bass misses you . . .  but thinks of you often.

Giant Sea Bass

I know all of our wonderful animals in the Monterey Bay Aquarium miss you, but the opening of the Aquarium has been postponed due to an uptick in Corona Virus -19 cases in Monterey County.

Green Sea Turtle

Please help support the Monterey Bay Aquarium and help take care of all of our wonderful animals.  

Giant Pacific Octopus
If I could only wrap my arms around you, I’d give you a big hug!
Monterey Bay Aquarium Tide Pool
Susan Clark, Monterey Bay Aquarium guide with 300+ volunteer hours

As a volunteer guide at the Monterey Bay Aquarium we look forward to seeing all of you again soon!