Vacation is hard work

I'm exhausted.  Up at dawn.  Supper at 8,  Asleep at midnight!  I hope the watchable wildlife appreciate this.  Went to lecture at Aquarium.  Met the top 3 incharge of protecting the sea otter.  Lots and lots of birds are back.  Otters are keystone in ecosystem. Estuaries are returning.  Spent day at Pebble Beach.  Found the squatters.  Their homes were only 1.5 mil.  The maid would have to sleep off the kitchen.  The other homes had maids in their own dorms and gardeners in their own cottage.  Maybe I could rent a closet next year.  They have their own "park".  10 bucks to drive through neighborhood to see deer, homes and bathroom.    And, then they have their own sanctuary:  dolphins, otters, seals and whales.  I want to live that way.

             abalone:  otter delight:  tried to pull one up:  needed a crane

                                                     personal dolphin from pebble beach

                                                  dinner w/ otters:  last nite in monterey