Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Cabrillo National Monument and the tidepools

Tuesday, we headed to Cabrillo National Monument where we learned about Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, the first European to explore the California coastline. We were able to try on armor and chainmail from the era. The kids especially liked the sword.







We explored the lighthouse on Point Loma and enjoyed the views of the bay, the ocean and Coronado Island. The overcast day was nice for all our explorations.




Around low tide, we went out to the tidepools where we enjoyed finding different sea life. Touching the sea anemone was a favorite of everyone--it felt like it was kissing your finger. We saw lots of crabs, snails and mollusks including goose-necked barnacles and volcano barnacles.

Nothing like a little pre-exploration snack.

Megan loved touching mollusks.

Dad taking his kids exploring.

Little crab hiding in the rock.

Goose-necked barnacles.

Interesting shell/sea life that U found.

A sea anemone.


After dinner at the condo, we headed out on the pier to watch the sunset.



Favorite part of the tidepools:
Matthew: finding lots of crabs
Megan: when there was a big wave that got her really wet
Sarah: being on a rock in the middle of some water where she could look all around and see all sort of things
Me: exploring with both Megan and Matthew while U and Sarah went farther out on the rocks.
U: showing kids life in the tidepools

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