Dr. Santi Obien, senior adviser of the Phil Dept of Agriculture advised me to take note of lessons learned whenever I go on foreign travel. Thus, here's sharing a case of fishery-tourism where productivity and liesure/entertainment combined.
The case of Monterey as the center of cannery turned into tourists' attraction is not new to me. China, where I also worked with through the Philippine-Sino Center for Agricultural Technology, is a typical agro-tourism concept, where the Chinese farmers developed their farms into some kind of tourist attraction, how? Simple. For instance, in hectares of lotus plants with colorful flowers in bloom growing along lakes, they put foot bridges surrounding the area where tourists can enjoy the sight of different colors of flowers. In the case of Monterey, the Fisherman's Wharf becomes the center of fish trading from fish catch on to processed products. The huge aquarium of marine life becomes the destination of children's educational tour as we observed. Commercial shops abound in the area.
The so-called 17-Mile Drive is a perfect place to unwind while enjoying the various sea-inspired spots like pebbled beach, school of sea seals, rocky mountains along the beach, century old cyprus trees, and what have you. That's Monterey, around 2-hour drive from San Francisco, where we spend our Wednesday.
Finally, we call it a day through a dinner with another family friend Mrs. Aileen Logan-Chan at the Elephant Restaurant somewhere in Newark, and crossed the (alternate) long San Mateo Bridge (as Bay Bridged was then closed) on to our base in Marriott. (JSF Blogs)
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