It's been a few days since my last post but I am still alive and well. I'm writing from Santa Barbara tonight.
It has been a busy but very fun couple of days.
I drove into Santa Cruz on Sunday afternoon with the intention of heading down to the beach but that did not happen as I could not find parking. That's how busy it was!
Instead I met up with a couple of local surfers who I had a connection with from my previous airbnb stay. We hung out for the afternoon and then had dinner downtown.
On Monday, I took a surf lesson in Santa Cruz which was a lot of fun. By the end of the lesson I was able to catch my own waves and ride them out. Basically I could almost go pro.
Today I was in Santa Barbara on a sea kayaking adventure on the Channel Islands. Again, lots of fun. Met some nice ladies from Hawaii who were fun to talk to and gave me all their leftover food and snacks. I've been eating PB&J, gorp, cliff bars and bananas since I arrived (with the occasional meal out) so free food is always welcome!
we took an hour boat ride from Santa Barbara to this island which is actually a protected national park. From their we suited up and headed out kayaking for a couple of hours, paddling in and out of caves.
Did a little bit of snorkelling in what the floridians called the frigid waters of the pacific. According to my tour guide i should be used to cold water because i'm from canada. it was still cold - not 80 like im used to In the pool!
Most of my pictures are on my other camera so I've posted from some the scenic drive!
Sea lions in Santa Cruz
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I got so behind on responding to your blog! I guess you must be home by now.
ReplyDeleteThat's so awesome that you went surfing! Kayaking is lots of fun, too :)