John Steinbeck Adventure!!!

For four days in June, the Hobart Shakespeareans got closer to John Steinbeck.

On their way to Salinas and Monterey, the kids stopped by Hearst Castle. After their Citizen Kane experience, the scholars spent a day at the John Steinbeck Center in Salinas, thrilled to connect with the spectacular exhibits highlighting characters and words they have come to know so well.

Inside the Steinbeck Center and George and Lennie's bunkhouse

Discovering The Pearl

Welcome to the world of John Steinbeck

Monterey: Rock Climbing on the 17-Mile Drive

Heather searches for sea lions by the Pacific

Relaxing at Fan Shell Beach, Monterey

At the Lone Cypress

Steinbeck comes to life: Doc's Lab at 800 Cannery Row

Learning about Sea Nettles at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Laughing and Learning in Monterey

With John Steinbeck on Cannery Row

Heather (with a little help from Rafe) gets closer to Cannery Row

Sophia, Elsa, and Sarah follow in Steinbeck's footsteps

Ship Ahoy!

Captain Eunice plots a course

Captain Jin Uk holds us steady

Hearst Castle: The Neptune Pool

The Fab Four at Hearst Castle

Sophia and Ye Rim at Hearst Castle

Sunset on San Simeon Beach

Entering the Steinbeck Exhibit in Salinas

After finishing Steinbeck's masterpiece Cannery Row, the children made a pilgrimage to Doc's Lab.

They also visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and even piloted a 65-foot sailboat into Monterey Bay while working with the Aquarium's environmentalists. It was a glorious adventure.