Adventure at the Tide Pools . . .

On April 4th we went to Point Loma to visit some tide pools. This was our first time at the tide pools and we had been waiting for April 4th because, according to our tide chart, low tide was going to occur around 11:30, so that would be a perfect time to see all the tide pool creatures. Well, it wasn't such an easy feat, let me tell you more. Point Loma is some sort of state or national park, so you have to pay to get in, but of course they don't take plastic (which we found out after waiting in line for 10 minutes), so we had to drive two or three miles back up the road to find an ATM so we could get into the park. Luckily the nice lady taking people's money said that we didn't have to wait in line again after visiting the ATM, she told us just to come up the side of the line and save us some time. So nice! After we finally got in, however, and drove down to the tide pool parking we found out how RIDICULOUSLY tiny the lot is and how many other people had the same idea (of course we couldn't have been the only ones who were smart enough to know about mid-day low tide on a beautiful Saturday). So we waited in line for a parking spot and, luckily enough, got one before the tide had made it's way back in. We had brought Jack with us (is he the most spoiled puppy, or what?) and we all headed down the path toward the pools. Jack was a trooper. He is NOT a water dog and doesn't have a ton of rock climbing experience, but he went along with us while we clambered all over the rocks and explored the pools.

This is a cluster of shells, but when you touch it you find that it is actually squishy and when the water come in it turns into . . .

. . . an anemone looking thing (can you see it, kind of blueish-grey, under the rock at the top of the photo?)

We saw need birds too.

Here is a picture of me and our little trooper Jack.

After we were done exploring the pools we hung out on a little rock cliff and watched the tide come in. Here is a picture of Jack and Gary enjoying the sunshine and listening to the waves. What a beautiful day!