BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:130@mby.pca.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250518T081500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250518T160000 DTSTAMP:20250516T224001Z URL:https://mby.pca.org/events/2025-elkhorn-slough-tour/ SUMMARY:2025 Elkhorn Slough Tour DESCRIPTION:NOTICE: Change of Plans for Elkhorn Slough Tour this Sunday\n\n I am looking forward to our Tour this weekend\, but the weather and high w ind forecast have caused us to make some changes to the starting time for the Boat Tour and the meeting time for the Lunch.\n\nHigh winds have been forecast for Sunday afternoon\, and that may cause the cancellation of the Boat Tour at 3:00 pm\, and most likely a very uncomfortable experience if we kept the same time for this event. Because of that\, we have reschedul ed the Boat Tour for the morning with lunch as previously planned and the driving tour in the afternoon\, as detailed below. The benefit of starting earlier will be calm water\, little or no wind\, and a richer experience that takes place during the early morning hours on the Slough.\n\nTHE BOAT TOUR\n\nThe Boat Tour participants of our Tour to Elkhorn Slough will beg in by meeting promptly at 8:15 am at Chili’s restaurant in Seaside on Su nday\, May 18th. We will have our driver’s meeting and signing of Waiver s at 8:30 am\, and depart at 8:45 am. Because we will need to be on the Bo at by 9:15 am we request that you arrive on time. A Jacket\, sun screen\, and camera are recommended. Food and beverages are also permitted to be br ought on the boat. The weather is estimated to be approximately 61 degrees .\n\nAfter the tour will proceed north directly to the Sea Harvest Restaur ant for our Lunch reservation at 11:30 am.\n\nLUNCH TOUR\n\nParticipants w ho have signed up for the Lunch Tour will meet at the Sea Harvest Restaura nt at 11:15 am. The restaurant has reserved a very special waterfront dini ng room for us to enjoy during our lunch at 11:30 am. I have attached a co py of the menu at Sea Harvest for your review. It will be very helpful if you decide what you plan to order so that we will be able to complete the ordering of our lunch in a timely manner and stay on schedule. After placi ng your order\, you will pay for your meal\, and be given a buzzer that wi ll call you when it is ready. We expect to finish lunch between 12:30 and 1pm.\n\nAfter lunch\, we will proceed with the driving Tour though the Pru nedale hills and ending at the Elkhorn Slough Preserve at about 2:30. Thos e who are interested may take one of several hikes on the slough property. Others may enjoy the visitor center or head home.\n\nIn the event that th ese changes to our original plans interfere with your schedule and you are not able to attend either the Boat Tour or the Lunch\, please notify me n o later than Friday at noon so we may provide an accurate count for the Bo at operator and the restaurant. We appreciate your understanding of these required changes due to the weather forecast.\n\nPlease let me know if you have any questions.\n\nSee you Sunday\nAl Munoz-Flores\nVice President\, Monterey Region PCA\namunozflores@aol.com\n818.642.9560\n\n\n\nThe Tour to Elkhorn Slough will begin at 10am at Chili’s restaurant in Seaside on S unday\, May 18th . We will have our driver’s meeting at 10:15 and depart at 10:30. The tour will proceed north to Castroville and then to Elkhorn Road. After a few miles of beautiful turns and views\, we will stop for a break at the Elkhorn Slough Reserve that we visited last year. We will sta y for 30 minutes so participants can learn a bit more about the Slough\, w alk out to the lookout for a view of where we will be traveling later in t he afternoon and use the facilities if needed. Special thanks to our Presi dent Mark who developed and test drove the driving part of our Tour.\n\nWe will depart the Reserve about 11am and drive more wonderful roads through North Monterey County. Eventually\, the drive will take us into Pajaro\, where we will turn South and head to Highway 1. Depending on traffic on th is narrow stretch of the highway\, we will arrive in Moss Landing and the Sea Harvest Restaurant between 12:30 – 12:45. The restaurant has reserve d a very special waterfront dining room for us to enjoy during our lunch a t 1pm. We will depart Sea Harvest about 2:30 for a short drive to ECO Tour s for our excursion onto the slough. A Jacket and hat are recommended and a camera is a very good idea! Food and beverages are also permitted.\n\nI have attached a copy of the menu at Sea Harvest for your review. It will b e very helpful if you decide what you plan to order so that we will be abl e to complete the ordering of our lunch in a timely manner so that we can stay on schedule. After placing your order\, you will pay for your meal\, and be given a buzzer that will call you when it is ready.\n\nI have attac hed a copy of the directions from the restaurant to Monterey Eco Tours (lo cated just down the street where Phil's Restaurant/Fish Market was before they moved) where we will depart for the 1 1/2 hour tour of the Slough. Pl ease make sure to park on the street because the gravel parking lot is res erved for patrons of the adjacent restaurant. The boat will depart promptl y at 3:00 PM. Beverages (including beer and wine) and food may be brought on and consumed during the tour.\n\nLunch will be each Attendees Responsib ility and is not included in the cost.\n\nPrice for the Tour will be $30.0 0 per person.\nMaximum attendance will be 32 persons…the capacity of the Eco Tours Boat. As an option\, you can do the drive\, have lunch but skip the Elkhorn Slough Tour.\n\n\nLunch – Sea Harvest Restaurant\, Moss La nding\nBoat Tour of Elkhorn Slough – Monterey Bay Eco Tours \n\nAl\n\n \n\nTo register for the event\, use the booking form below. We have added a new payment option to make it easier to pay with a debit or credit card through Stripe (select in drop-down menu). Registration closes Thursday\, May 15th at 9PM.\n\nStripe (for debit/credit cards) and PayPal are used by the Club for its payment gateways. In both cases\, you will be transferre d from our site to their secured payment site. No credit card or PayPal ac count data is stored on our site. Upon completion of your payment\, you wi ll be returned to our site. An email booking confirmation will be sent to you.\n\nIf you have a problem or prefer to pay by check\, select “Pay wi th Offline Payment” (select in drop-down menu). Make your check payable to “PCA-Monterey Bay Region” and mail to: Paul Sedillos\, MBY Treasure r\, PO Box 524\, Monterey\, CA 93942. Please allow enough time so that you r check is received before the event.\n\nTo confirm that you are booked\, click on the "Show Bookings" button below. 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