Spring Break 2012 Day #4 Point Lobos State Natural Reserve

We spent all day #4 at Point Lobos State Natural Reserve.  First we went to Whaler's Cove.  There were sea otters and seals in the water.  This sea otter was munching (loudly) on a crab pretty close by.

 Watching the otters...

 Ready to hike...

 We went on a hike along a shore trail. 

 Ty decided that he wanted to stop here and take a nap with Dad on a bench. 

 The rest of us hiked to this point where we could see the sea lions on the rocks. 

 Jack in a cave...

 Then we had another lunch of peanut butters...

After lunch we went to some tide pools.   The kids had a lot of fun even though it was a bit chilly and windy.

They loved throwing rocks...

 Anders caught lots of hermit crabs...

 Going barefoot (Ty hates shoes sometimes)...

 Climbing on rocks...

 Jumping off of rocks...

 Hanging on rocks...

 Being buried in the rocks...Ethan's turn.

 Jack's turn...

 Anders' turn...

 Climbing up and sliding down (Jack did this for a long time with all the boys)...

When we got in the car, Ty gave me a big smile and said, "Aah, I'm warm!"  It was chilly towards the end.  I packed swimsuits and extra clothes, but not extra jackets.  

We told the kids that we'd try to go to the beach, so they could get in the water.  On the way back from Point Lobos we stopped at another beach in Monterey near the Aquarium.  It was super windy and cold. It wasn't quite as windy down by the beach, but it wasn't warm enough to get wet.

The kids dug in the sand...

 And climbed on the rocks...

 The waves were big enough that a few people were surfing.