Sunday at the Shores

Finally had a chance to get on the water, so I headed down to the Shores. There was an almost 7 foot high tide, so there wasn't a lot of beach to launch from. The surf was quite small, but i still grabbed my helmet since I was planning on being near the caves and paddling solo.

I launched between the few waves, in fact I didn't even get my skirt fastened. I cruised down toward the caves. I was actually feeling a little wave reflection from the various sea walls, and cliffs since the tide was so high. I paddled along the caves, then turned past the point and headed toward the Children's Pool. I was no hurry, so I enjoyed the view from the water. I then head back to the cove, to play along the caves a bit more.

I needed to head back home since I had some family duties, and landed quickly on the sand. When I pulled up in my car to load up my boat, Jake from Aqua-Adventures was getting ready to take a student out to learn about surf launches and landings. We chatted a bit about gear and what it takes to be prepared on the water. In contrast, one of the local tour companies was getting ready to launch. Their guide was in board shorts, a bikini top, a basic PFD and a tow line. Meanwhile, we had repair kits, spare equipment, rescue devices, and more. I will admit she was nice to look at than Jake ;), but would rather be on the water with him.



As an aside, during the Monday Night Football game, they ran some local footage bumpers when coming back from commercials. One of the clips, was of two kayakers at La Jolla Shores looking out from the Sunny Jim Cave. Yup, it was Jake and his student. I knew I should have gone back out with them!