Dolphins

You won't often find me being lazy on a beach. This year, I only did it once. Two afternoons some weekends ago I sat on Manresa State Beach near Santa Cruz, CA. It was part of a short camping trip with two Dutchy friends. One brought his surf board, the other brought super strong sunscreen (turning him into a zombie) and work. I brought Harry Potter and finished it.


It was relaxing to just sit and read, getting up every now and then to throw a frisbee or cool off in the ocean. But what really made going to the beach worthwhile was seeing dozens of sea lions and dolphins, right where the waves broke. So close by, almost close enough to swim with them. The surfers with their wet suits were actually right in between the dolphins.

One could briefly mistake the fin on their backs for a more ominous creature, but this definitely weren't sharks. Sorry, no good pictures of the dolphins. They were too small and too far away to spot with my little camera.