whale watching

On Tuesday, kim and i went whale watching. i was so excited...splash, splash! woke up early, got starbucks, then off to the ocean. we stopped at the visitor center in pt. reyes to buy a t-shirt with grey whales on it. i figured it was in spirit of the the grey whale migration ;) I also found out there had been 30 whale sightings on Monday. so, first we went to limantour beach. it was 70 degrees and sunny! we decided it was a good place to bring out the kite, since it was also a bit windy.

It was our first time at this beach, but no whales yet...Kimber, the amazing kite flyer, brought her fancy trick kite.



we decided to head to our next loaction at north beach. we scanned the ocean for any sign of a whale, had binoculars in hand just waiting...but nothing. By then it was noon and we were starving. We left for Drakes beach, both our favorite place. I packed a delicious lunch: Vietnamese chicken, spinach salad with strawberries, walnuts, and raspberry/lime vinaigrette, cheese and crackers, and lastly, wine to wash it all down :)

after we ate, we hiked up a cliff to look out over drakes beach. it reminded us both of Ireland, even though neither of us had been...


then it was back down on the sand, where we walked for hours collecting shells and rocks.


the sun was starting to go down so for one last attempt at seeing the whales, we went to south beach. we waited...and waited...and waited...but no whales :(


but, a sunny warm day at the beach, warrants no complaints from me. we had a great day, whales or not. in fact, we managed to get in some one on one time with natures favorite creatures :D

we had a great day :)