Tide Pools in Half Moon Bay - Video

Here we are at Half Moon Bay

We headed over this summer with Mira

To see and play in the tide pools

It was pretty rocky and had big waves

But in the shallows there was water to wade in with little creatures

Here in the distance are sea lions

Holly insisted there were mermaids out on the rocks too

But we couldn't see them well because they are magic

We used our water shoes so Holly could walk around in the rocks

With her bucket she collected shells and stones

She had lots of fun playing in the sand

It was a lovely relaxing day

Holly didn't want to get too close to the waves

But she liked the water and the sand

We had lots of yummy snacks

and Daddy tried to sneak in a nap

It was a sunny day though, Holly covered him in a towel

Then decided to get in on the action herself

They took turns with silly hats and pretending to be asleep

They are so goofy

Here are Daddy and Holly exploring

They took a walk down the beach

and we discovered these really cool rocks

When you crack them together they simply broke apart

Here is a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbsCT7RV96A&feature=youtu.be

Holly loved that she could break them apart

She kept looking for the big ones

and some had these weird perfectly shaped holes through them

Its amazing what nature can do with time, sun, and surf

Here is Holly taking another walk with Mia and Mira

Mira was way more into the creatures then holy, crabs, snails, ect.

It was really pretty

the water was super cold

And it was very breezy on the coast

As you can see, bathing suits with knit sweaters and winter hats

Here the girls are making all there silly poses

afterwards we decided to head into town

There was a little marina like place with a few restaurants

We found one and had a late lunch

The girls had a blast of course

Coloring and eating

and playing some more

I think these are some type of fish tacos

there was a little pier outside

before heading out the girls walked down to the end with the daddies

It was hotter hear, less of a breeze

and getting to be the sunniest part of the day

The girls didn't want to say goodbye

but we were all super tired from our long day

It was a lot of fun, a trip we had been talking about for months and months

But we had to wait for the tide to match the time of day we wanted to go and had free time

So on this day, the stars aligned and we had a fabulous outing.

We took highway 1 back up the coast and drove through this new tunnel.  It was a great day.