On Sunday morning we didn’t have much time before we had to get to the airport, so we decided to just soak up as much nature as possible. We started in Pacific Grove at a monarch butterfly sanctuary. This was super cool and my photos are garbage. We saw hundreds of migrating monarchs clustered together. It also smelled absolutely heavenly like eucalyptus, which was a nice relief for Quincy who had a cold all weekend.
We drove over to Point Lobos and checked out the tide pools, which didn’t give many shells because it was almost high tide, but because it was almost high tide, the waves were amazing. We saw grey whales and watched them for a while.
Quincy ran to this rock at hidden beach, climbed up, got a pic, shook the pebbles out of her crocks, and climbed back down in between huge ocean swells that crashed halfway up that rock. When she saw how rough the waves crashed around it and then swiftly swept back out, she realized why I was an anxious wreck while she climbed up there.
Oh beautiful China Cove. I love you!
The stairs and beach access are now gone and blocked off here to protect the seals who have made this beach their home. We watched mamas napping with their calves and I reminisced about all the childhood days I spent there with Sara Parker and Katy Myrvold. We hiked down the zillion steps to Gibson beach for a walk and because I wanted the girls to feel the soft sand there that is more like the Florida beaches they are familiar with. The water was FRIGID but so clear blue and full of life. From the trail above, you could look down and see the tops of kelp forests, and otters and monk seals diving around for their lunch.
I’m so glad we got to take this trip together. I love my daughters so much and this time together was so chill and so special. And the food. Pretty sure we are still bloated weeks later. It was a magical weekend and we already miss the sounds of the sea. And the Slurpees.
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