Ahaaarrgghh Jim Laaaad

Yes, pirate ships ahoy. The "Tall Ships" had been in San Francisco the week before and a couple of them made their way down the coast to Monterey. The more exciting of the two ships was HMS Bounty - a larger than real life ('cos the original was designed in a time when people were generally shorter) pirate (well, sort of) ship.

It was built in the 60's for the movie Mutiny on the Bounty based on the original plans for the original ship and was also used in one of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.

It docked at the municipal wharf (wharf #2) and was easily the tallest ship in Monterey Bay.

It was an impressive ship to look at, complete with figure head.