Monday, September 5, 2005

Kayaking in Carlsbad

We have never been kayaking since moving to California, so we got together with Kathi and Rob when they suggested Carlsbad Lagoon for kayaking. Larry met Rob at web design and search engine optimization meetings. Kathi is a professional organizer and image consultant. It turned into a beautiful afternoon for kayaking; the marine layer burned off, the sprinkles didn’t amount to anything more, and the sun felt mild and warm.

We enjoyed a nice picnic lunch on a picnic table at the beach of the rental launch. We then piled onto our ocean kayaks. Note, wear your bathing suit because it’s “open-face” and at the very least your paddle will drip a little water onto you and into the seating area. Once we paddled past the WaveRunner jet skiers buzzing around in a big circle, we continued up Aqua Hedionda lagoon. It was higher tide, so we were able to explore the Aqua Hedionda creek in the picture above. It was a very serene trip with Kathi blowing bubbles and little crabs scurrying up the shore.