Kayaking In La Jolla Cove

We gear up before heading down to the water, and the La Jolla Caves that we weren't allowed to approach beyond this point.

About a month ago, our friend Nico visited from LA, and the three of us joined a group to go kayaking to the La Jolla Caves in La Jolla Cove. Why I thought our group was going to be the only one, I have no idea. There are a number of outdoor adventure shops in the area, this tour was our company's most popular, and it was a (mostly) sunny Saturday in July--something should have warned me to expect to see more people than wildlife. Maybe it was this picture on the Hike Bike Kayak web site that allowed me to envision a more peaceful outing.



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I don't mean to make it sound like we didn't have fun. It's just that we spent a good portion of our time being kept in a tight space so that they didn't lose track of anyone as we waited to individually go into this one cave for less than a minute (btw, the cave smelled like bird poop). First we had to let another tour group from a different company go through the same process. Matt kept straying out too far, requiring the 17 year old secondary guide to paddle out to usher him back. Matt actually got called a trouble maker. Ha ha!

Nico and Matt paddling in perfect sync.

The seals, sea lions, cormorants, and brown pelicans were in abundance, and a sea turtle (spied by Matt and Nico) and tiger sharks made an appearance. The three of us really enjoyed being out on the water--Matt so much that he jumped in when given the chance. If the day had been warmer, I would have joined him. But then who would have been there to take these photos?


Matt making his way back to the kayak, and there he is sporting his super white legs.