We started out our day at the tide pools; there were so many little creatures to see. The tide pools were not what I thought they would be. We walked, slipped, and jumped across rocks and peeked into the habitats of unknown animals (unknown to us, anyway). I was informed that the animals adjust to their habitat and if you move them to a different tide pool they will probably parish, so we didn’t do a lot of touching. I was lucky enough to glance upon crabs and hermit crabs, small fish, and best of all starfish! Starfish are the coolest “fish” ever. Seriously, they are awesome.
We ate lunch on the beach, which unfortunately smelled of seaweed and dead fish. It reminded me a little of the “beaches” at home; the sand was coarse and hot beneath our feet. The waves crashed on the beach with such force that I was surprised any parent would let their child play in the water. Nevertheless, it was the perfect afternoon. My dad and I played volleyball near the water where the sand wasn’t so hot (our record was 145 touches! which I consider to be acceptable, since we were playing on a slope) and we all got a little sun burnt, some more than others.
For dinner, we came back to our little house where we stayed until we couldn’t sit still any longer. To pass the time we went to Point Cabrillo Lighthouse. It was closed when we arrived but we were still able to walk the land. The lighthouse was a beautiful rehabilitated building from 1909. There are eleven other structures on the land, three of which are light keepers’ homes. We decided we would definitely check it out and learn more about it when it was open.
There was a little cove near the lighthouse. We went over to see if there were any fish in it when suddenly what we thought was a rock moved. There were seals all over, playing in the water like children. They were so adorable we didn’t want to leave. It was the perfect ending to a day on the beach.
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