Intuitive Value: San Diego Vacation

Introduction

Introduction: Mapping Out a Plan for the Rest of My Life and Enjoying the Journey

My Golden Years are an extension of the life I have lived up to retirement which began on December 1, 2011. I have organized this blog to include the top ten relevant topics shown below in the right side column in General Topics. Just click on one and you will see all that I have written on that topic. Click on the Most Current tab for chronological order of all entries.

I have addressed each topic in no particular order other than what is currently on my mind on the day I am posting. I started each topic by describing where I was when I began this blog and then exploring the possibilities of progression and any goals that I would like to meet. After that, I write about the path to reach that goal as it happens. Sometimes I just write about what is happening now.

I welcome any comments and questions either on this blog or email as I travel these paths and hope to share my growth with interested persons who may find some common elements in their own path to the rest of their life. I hope to use my skills as an appraiser for nearly 30 years to continue to observe different perspectives on a subject and reconcile into a conclusion that is of value to me. Please join me whenever you like. Email notice of new posts is no longer available so just bookmark the address.

The Blog Archive tool is helpful to find posts by year. Of most importance to me is the confidence developed in my intuitive skills over the years and it is that part of my character I am trusting to define value in my life. I believe change can be good and I can be enriched by believing in my true self using my intuition. The analytical part of my life no longer has a financial grip and I can let go of what absolutely made sense at the time in favor of what feels right now. I have done a lot of work since this blog began in 2011 and I hope you will join me as I explore this approach in My Golden Years.

Saturday, July 30, 2016

San Diego Vacation - La Jolla Kayaking

La Jolla (pronounced La Hoya)

What a great way to end a memorable 2-week vacation in California...kayaking in the Pacific Ocean! Got up early on a Sunday morning and my son drove us about 12 miles north of where he lives from Downtown San Diego. La Jolla has about seven miles of curvy shoreline on the ocean which would be very interesting to see in a kayak. It is considered to be in the city limits of San Diego and is the home of the University of California as well as Scripps Institute of Oceanography, the oldest institute of its kind in the country.

La Jolla Kayak has been providing tours of the spectacular sea cliffs and caves of La Jolla since 1995.
They are the original with a variety of tours with certified instructors and sit-upon ocean kayaks that are new this season. They also offer snorkeling and coastal bike tours. For my son and I, the guided 2-hour cave tour sounded like a lot of fun! This was my son's first experience in a kayak but he had had extensive experience canoeing growing up. I am a seasoned, frequent kayaker and even toured Blackbeard's Cove in Ocracoke Island at the Outer Banks in the Atlantic Ocean. This is my first time in the Pacific Ocean. What an exciting way to spend time with my son!

The following photos, videos, and musical album include photos taken mostly by me and Jake. I think the reader will be able to tell which ones I got off Google. I wanted to include a wider view of the area for perspective and found a chart and map that is useful. I saw all of the species shown in the photos except for the sharks which was okay by me! It is difficult to take good photos from a kayak and many photos were just deleted and replaced with much better ones I found online. Nothing can match the real experience but I wanted to share it best I can and make aware the beauty that can be found around the water.

I understand that Emerald Cove has a geological uniqueness which was explained by the guides. Something about a major shelf plate shifting under another one which creates much instability but draws a wide variety of wildlife. The houses built around this area are on unstable soil and can slide into the ocean anytime. All are very expensive houses and many are not lived in full time; many utilizing airbnb marketing.