Our first California Coast dive was La Jolla Cove Ecological Preserve. If only we could have gotten a photo of ourselves in all the gear. Since we’re used to water temperatures closer to 80 than high 60s, we were equipped with thicker wetsuits, hoods, gloves, etc.
These photos are pretty much what we looked/felt like. Buoyancy control was more of a challenge, and visibility was very limited (about 5 feet). Our dive guide said it was the worst she’d ever seen. We navigated around some tall columns of kelp, which were pretty cool-looking, but with the surges increasing, we head to more shallow water. We did see a few garibaldi fish (like big, chubby orange goldfish) on the way in, and a harbor seal playing around at the surface. All in all it was a good experience. The Cove was very pretty, and there were some cool sea caves to explore nearby. Oh, and breakfast at on the Coast Drive was delicious.
After watching the NASCAR race and taking a nap, we head back out to the coast to eat and watch the sunset. As you can see, it was pretty amazing.
