La Jolla Sea Cave Kayaks

Amazing Snorkeling again!

2011-08-13T05:53:00.000-07:00

Incredible snorkeling yesterday at the Shores with plenty of Wildlife everywhere!
So great, and the kayaking tours were so smooth, easy take off, easy entry in the caves, perfect conditions!
Dom.

Photo Tour

2011-08-10T21:59:00.000-07:00

Saturday 08/06, Jonathan booked a private photo tour for his friends Trevor who was getting married (bachelor's party on the water!). The waves were nice, about 3 feet, enough to have a fully wet take-off and a fun landing for sure... We all had a lot of fun, the caves were great and easy, Chris was the leading guide, and I was taking pictures of the adventure.
Look for yourself....

Dom.

And a little relaxing video:

Special Snorkeling Tour this morning

2011-08-10T21:52:00.000-07:00

I took Madi out on the 10:00 AM snorkeling tour today, gentle waves, good visibility, dozens of sharks, shovelnoses half buried in the sand (some the biggest I've never seen in La Jolla, 7 feet long), and some baby ones no longer than 20 inches, 2 bat rays, and... while we were snorkeling in the tidepools, a seal cruised by us, that was really really special! It was quite big underwater, it did scare us for a few seconds, we didn't expect that. We rarely have such a good visibility here, this morning was a blast!
Dom.

Got fog and waves today!!!

2011-08-03T21:36:00.000-07:00

We had a 9:00 AM tour in the fog and through the waves this morning, that was something special! But on the way back from the caves, we saw dolphins... the water temperature was quite cold compare to the last few days, some cold water coming from the La Jolla Canyon. It is amazing here, each day is different. Late morning, the sun finally came through to stay and warm us up. The waves' size shrunk with the tide going down, it became easier to go out and warmer.
Madi, Eldon, Chris, Jessica.

Snorkeling!

2011-07-20T21:54:00.000-07:00

Today I went out for a snorkeling tour with Amanda and Karly at 10:00 AM. There were small waves with the incoming tide, so the visibility was not great at the beginning, but after 30 minutes we finally got to swim above dozens of leopard sharks, tiny batrays and stingrays! It was great, we found that little spot about 50 feet from the shores where the visibility was about 15 feet, and all those sharks of all sizes were just cruising at the bottom! At first Karly was kind of scared to be so close above them, but she quickly relaxed because they really do not mind us! Oh and we also saw a Guitarfish Shovelnose.
Dom.

Wild tours!

2011-06-24T07:11:00.000-07:00

Thursday, I had the chance to take the 9:00, 11:30 and 2:00 tours out! I have never seen a school of batrays here, but that's what we saw during our first tour to the caves with a group of teenagers from a Church, and then on the way back we saw a bunch of Guitarfishes. The visibility was 20 feet, we could see the bottom all the way, it was great.
Then at the 11:30 we cruised the shores looking for the Leopards sharks; Jake was the first one to spot the first shark, until we got surrended by dozens of them in very very shallow waters...
On the 2:00 PM we went straight to look for the sharks at the same spot, and they were still hanging there with the Guitarfishes. On the way back the sun finally showed up, and we stopped to get in the water, even Peter got in, we all agreed that Life was very good in La Jolla!
We were able to get in the cave for the 11:30 and the 2:00, I had a fantastic day on the water yesterday, I got to share my love of this place with small groups with great people.
Dom.

WOW, a Sea Lion eating a Guitarfish ShovelNose!

2011-06-04T19:57:00.000-07:00

Cyril took the 9:00 AM tour out today, with Ellen and Dylan in a tandem boat. When they reached the Arch, they watched a sea lion throwing a guitarfish shovelnose in the air, biting at it, and this for 15 minutes! When Cyril called me at the shop, I left Chris, grabbed my camera and ran to the boat ramp to get to the caves as fast as possible. I was lucky enough to find them still there! It is amazing what we can witness on the first tour, there is no wind, the ocean and the caves are ours, and the wildlife is having breakfast! A blast!

Dolphins, Sea Lions ... and waves today!

2011-04-23T21:14:00.000-07:00

When we took off for the 11:30 AM tour with Mark $ Ann, Eddie & Amber (Happy First Anniversary tomorrow!), Penny & Baldwin, Jim & Chris, Michelle & Elsie, and Sam, we had to go through a few waves, it was fun, and wet, and we made it! At the horizon we saw a bunch of sea gulls and pelicans on the water, surrounded by a lot of splashes, meaning school of fishes ... and DOLPHINS. So we went straight to them, and we saw them. Perfect timing. Then we had a few visitors around us, 3 sea lions hanging there and checking us out. That was cool. We went to the caves, but the swell didn't allow us to get inside the cave safely, so we looked at the sea lions on the rocks and came back before landing with a wave (some of us dry, some of us not so dry (they loved it!)). A great tour with great and fun people!
Dom & Sam.

Dozens of sharls today!

2011-04-21T18:39:00.000-07:00

I went out for the 11:30 and 2:00 tours today, and we saw dozens of leopard sharks at the Marine Room. So now we know, the sharks are back in town!
Abigail, 9 years old kept saying "it is so cool" on the 11:30 tour, she loved the cave and the sharks!
This afternoon, we even saw dolphins, that made Michaela's day! Mark, Colleen and Gabriel were happy with the sharks and loved going in the cave!
Plenty of Sea Lions on the rocks too.
Great day today.
Dom.

We saw our FIRST SHARK !

2011-04-20T14:51:00.000-07:00

we saw for the first time this season a Leopard shark! Not for long, but that is a good sign! It was about 3 feet. The water was warm, the sky a bit overcast ... okay, not a bit, a lot! But we went in the cave and saw plenty of Sea Lions and DOLPHINS!
Dom.

Mamorial Day Weekend : "action!"

2010-05-31T02:30:00.000-07:00

Well, it feels like summer already! The Sun is with us, the Ocean is getting warmer and nicer (noo need for wetsuits already) with little fun waves, just enough to have fun on the way out and the landing (that's the best part...). Of course it is quite crowded, but it is Memorial Day Weekend.
Sunday we had three tours, all but one were able to get inside the cave, but we saw Dolphins in the morning, which is always very exciting, even for us!
We wish you all a great Memorial Day, today more than ever the four Flags on the building matters.
The La Jolla Sea Cave Staff.

The Sharks are BACK!

2010-05-26T20:12:00.000-07:00

Today, finally, we got to see 4 Leopard Sharks close to the wall, just South of the Marine Room! We have been waiting for them all winter, and now here they are! We are so lucky to be able to kayak at the Shores and see them. Even if they are harmless, they can reach 7 feet... and thy are still SHARKS! The 4 we saw today were young ones, about 1 foot and a half only.
It was so great to see them again!
Dom.

afternon Kayaking tour to the caves on Saturday 15 2010

2010-05-16T13:25:00.000-07:00

This adfternoon, we (Cyril and Dom) had a group of scouts from Coaliance. The ages ranged from 7 to... So we had the luck to welcome Aidan, Paul, Sebastian, Joe, Grant, Matt, Isaac, James, Dave, Noah, Mike and Mike Jr. The surf was small, no problem for the take off. As we got closer to the caves, some swell was still hitting the caves, so we waited for a break in the sets. Everyone went in (and out!) safely, and after the race on the way back, we played a bit by standing on the kayaks (not great for stand up, but we do with what we have right?), and of course all those who tried flipped over... no big surprise there, that was the goal anyway. Even Aidan whom was our youngest guest and was in a tandem with his Dad Paul stood up! The water was warmer than the air, it felt awesome.
It was great ride full of fun and laughters.
Thank you guys for coming out with us, we as guides had a blast too.
Dom.

Sea Cave tour , saturday May 15 2010.

2010-05-16T12:57:00.000-07:00

For the 10:00 AM tour, Noelle and I (I'm Dom by the way, the store manager), took Leon, Andrew, Richard, Stephen and Joe for a kayaking tour from La Jolla Shores to the caves and back. The waves were about 2 feet high at the Shores, so it made the take off fun and very wet for all of us. It was great. After a bit of practice, we headed South towards the caves. The swell was not big, but present, so we had to very carefully time our entries in the Clam. But hey, we made it! We saw a lot of Sea Lions hanging on the cliff around the caves, and a bunch of Pelicans and Cormorants all over.
On the way back, we did a little race. I don't remember who won though... sorry :-) !
Back at the shop, Cyril used my camera to take a shot of us, check it out...