Exploring San Diego - Kayaking in La Jolla

This past weekend my cousin Colby was in town celebrating a couple birthdays with a group of friends. We got to meet up a few times and hang out with them. We were especially excited to go kayaking with them in La Jolla!


It was a gorgeous sunny day, but thankfully we got wet suits to keep us comfortable in the cold water.

The water was so blue!


It truly was so beautiful and peaceful. I would love to have a kayak one day to have more of these moments.

We were with a great group of people on the tour with us.


We got to see various wildlife like seals, fish, sea turtles, etc. The black spots on the cliff walls in these pictures are all birds. 

So many little caves and hidden places to explore! Understandably, we weren't allowed to go wandering too far.


Fun fact: Eric and I have been up on the cliffs in the picture above and inside the cave in the picture below (written about in this post). It was so cool to see it from the other side!

Although we weren't able to stray too far into various caves, we did get the opportunity to go into one.


Once again, I felt like I was back in a tropical paradise like Costa Rica.


It was breathtaking and the water was so clear! I would have loved to spend more time here.



Straight ahead you can see the other side of La Jolla Cove.


Colby and her friend Haden coming out of the cave.



Of course we also got to see some fancy multi-million dollar homes on the water.


Time to head back to shore. It was such a fun adventure, I'm so glad they invited us!

Colby and her friends continued sight-seeing while Eric and I headed home to get cleaned up and so Eric could study. Later that afternoon we met up with her and one of her friends at a brewery.

Then we headed back to our place to order food and watch Olympics the rest of the night. They were already checked out of their rental house so the two of them stayed with us their last night.

The next morning they headed out to see the San Diego Zoo before getting on an airplane back to Sacramento that afternoon. It was so good to see Colby and meet some of her friends.

Eric and I may need to look into renting some kayaks near us!