Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)'s photos with the keyword: Monterey

Though this may look like I was going to need to walk through fairly close crowds, it turned out fairly easy to keep about 6’ from others when walking out on the wharf – people seemed to be fairly conscientious about keeping open space. AND, with the exception of the woman on her phone on the left, just about everyone walking was wearing a mask and there weren’t any under-the-nose cheaters. I didn’t want to be too intrusive with the camera, so I didn’t take photos of diners, but what I saw was impressive – diners who were prompt at pulling their mask up when a wait person came up, and even those having a post (or pre-) food chat had their masks up. None of what I see in the tourists sections of home where everyone seems to take their masks down once they’re anywhere near a restaurant.

Why do men have so much trouble with masks? This couple had been on the wharf and wearing masks, but as soon as they got off the wharf, the man had to take his mask down, but the woman didn’t bother to do that. I saw that gender difference on the trip and see it often at home – couples where the woman is wearing the mask and the man either isn’t or puts it on at the last minute and takes it down as quickly as they can.

What? No mask on the man with the iron face! What kind of modeling is that???? ***** Actually all three of the standing humans are wearing masks – I wasn’t going to check the infant :)

Though some would describe it as a tacky tourist trap, my first introduction to Fisherman’s Wharf was when I was stationed in Monterey in 1967, and I’ve enjoyed it ever since – as long as I can visit when it isn’t jammed with crowds. That, ‘jammed with crowds,’ was going to be my first test of Monterey’s response to the pandemic – I was expecting it to be overcrowded of tourists who were paying no heed to virus safety precautions. I was surprised, thought, parking when I got there was easy and the city was were very clear about their expectations. So, what about the actual tourists?