...enjoying the beach lately! After all of our rain the past few weeks, the sunshine is bright and the beach has been calling. We have been four times in the past week!
The Southern California beaches look a little different though - the Montage said it has lost 8 feet of sand! There are way more rocks, way less sand and you have to literally climb to get to it! But the beauty is still there as you can see in these pictures.
Last night, we went to the beach at 5:00 and stayed until 7:15 for sunset. The girls and their friends went in the freezing cold water the whole time - they had so much fun. Here are a couple of sunset pictures. See Abe Lincoln on the right?
This one was taken at Strands a few days ago in the late afternoon. The water was just glistening!
I think this one shows the pure glee on all of their faces. I took 900 photos last night!!! I was trying all different settings for waves to see what would give me the best results. You can't beat the lighting at dusk - pure golden perfection.
The best part of going to the beach this early in the season is no one is there! We got to see this guy up close with nobody telling us to not touch the sea life! Beautiful, isn't he?
The tidepools at the Montage are amazing. You can see the starfish in the lower right side of this picture.
I hope I have motivated all of you local California girls to head to the beach today after school. There is a lot of green moss on the rocks, so it is a good St. Patrick's Day activity! AND you get some exercise in if you climb from cove to cove over the rocks. Just one last picture to tempt you:
HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY! Off to take the kids a green lunch! And Annie, if you go today after standing me up yesterday, you are dead (or perhaps I will go again???!!!).
See you all at sunset! Suzy
PS: One of my three readers has asked a question that I think the other two might want to know the answer to as well. The Montage is a public beach and they have a public parking lot adjacent to PCH that is rarely full. Come join the party!
Hi Suzy, the pictures are amazing. BEAUTIFUL. I know you have mentioned the beach at the montage before so I have a question for you: Is there a public parking lot and access area or do you have to go through the resort to get to it? just wondering...
Posted by: Karen | March 17, 2010 at 01:34 PM
Ha!!! Well, I suppose I better hire some body guards!!!! The pictures are amazing, that new lens is awesome!!!! Chat soon! XOXO!
Posted by: annie | March 17, 2010 at 02:34 PM
Ha....I see the troll in the first pic!!
Posted by: annie | March 17, 2010 at 03:25 PM
GORGEOUS. I love how the new lens caught the halo in the first shot and I love the lighting in the golden glowy ones. GORGEOUS!!!
Posted by: Lisa VanderVeen | March 17, 2010 at 04:26 PM
LOVE those pics!!!!!! Missing the beaches right now!!!! I'm jealous! Saw Abe! LOL!!!!
Posted by: Amy | March 17, 2010 at 04:52 PM
Love it, time to go to the beach.
Photos are awesome.
Posted by: Donna | March 17, 2010 at 06:32 PM
this weather is crazy! glad you guys got to enjoy it! did you go back today? it was SO clear today!! we were down at the beach and it was like you could TOUCH catalina. beautiful!
Posted by: laura | March 17, 2010 at 07:31 PM
Aww i miss the California beaches.
I used to live in San Diego and spent several summers at Newport Beach on Balboa Island. We went to dinner one night at Laguna but i never saw the tide pools or the Montage -what a shame- is beautiful!
Posted by: Victoria in Ohio | March 17, 2010 at 08:42 PM
I am totally in..we can meet there this summer..GREAT beach! but NO BATHING SUIT photos...k?
Posted by: stephanie | March 18, 2010 at 10:32 AM