While kayakers are welcome to venture out on their own, I recommend families opt for a guided tour with Monterey Bay Kayaks. Passionate and friendly guides educate tourgoers about the animals that ...

Daytime highs will be mostly in the high 50s to low 60s on the coast, in the mid to high 50s around the bay, and in the mid to high 50s inland. Overnight lows will be mostly in the low 30s to low 40s.

Aboard the same fishing vessel Steinbeck used for his 1940 Sea of Cortez expedition, undergraduates studied science and literature while gaining a deeper appreciation for the ocean.