Bak Family Vacation

July 3 => July 8, 2006

 

 

Our first leg of the vacation was a stay in Monterey Bay, California. The Monterey Bay Aquarium was the goal of this trip for the kids.

 
Swim, Natalie, Swim!!

 

Claire is not so sure about primates

 
Go figure

 

Chilling on the pier

 

 

Checking things out

 
Riding the trolley

 

Claire has no idea what these are. Neither do we

 
Peek-a-boo!

 

Checking out the scenery

 
4th of July fireworks from our hotel room

 

We then made a stop up in Santa Cruz and spent a day at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

 
Chaperoning the kids

 

Can you see the fear?

 
They don't feel like walking anymore

 

So, Jim has to walk

 

 

Before Jim started rocking the chair

 
Claire's first ride

 

Finally, San Francisco

 
Claire was here

 

At the Rainforest Cafe

 
Claire wants no part of this elephant

 

We missed the ride to Alcatraz

 

 

Us Bruins are everywhere

Go Bruins

 
Riding the carousel

 

Checking out a submarine

 
In the sleeping quarters

 

Cable car

 
With Great-granny Simon
Got to end the day at the swimming pool

 

They were rooting for the Angels, not the A's

Oakland A's Baseball Game