My favorite part of our San Diego experience was La Jolla! My friend Amy and I booked a snorkeling tour with San Diego Bike & Kayak Tours, Inc. Yes, it was cold & gloomy, but I was going in! I love being in the water and I couldn't wait to see the Leopard Sharks. I was also hoping to see the California Garibaldi.
FYI: some of the pictures are from the La Jolla Cove area and some are from La Jolla Shores.
I loved diving down to the bottom, but I chickened out near the reef. Too many plants blocking my view, but I did find a Garibaldi! Pretty! (camera shy) In the more open areas, I loved diving down and zooming across the bottom in a streamline with my powerful fins.
We saw a ton of Leopard Sharks. It was so fun! They are harmless (gummy not toothy), but still, swimming next to and above something with the traditional shark shape was a rush. I loved it and the sharks didn't care if I zoomed around trying to get pictures/video. There was a delay on the underwater camera, so I got one picture that turned out well. And a short video. I believe I also saw a Shovelnose Guitar Fish. It has a similar backend as the Leopard Shark. I know I saw at least one fishy body out there that was dark and grey vs. Leopardy.
We saw many open-water swimmers and kayakers. While I enjoy kayaking, I'm so glad we chose to snorkel.
These are some of my favorite pictures from La Jolla Cove. The sun came out once the entire weekend for about 2 minutes, proof in the photo above.
1 comment:
Kauai cause you don't have to go far from any beach. Although we I've ever been that close to leopard sharks, and I bet that was a rush!
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