While visiting San Diego with some of my work colleagues, we had a couple of hours to kill one fine afternoon so we headed to Cabrillo National Monument.

There are two main destinations within Cabrillo National Monument, the upper section with the visitor’s center, lighthouse, and coastal defenses, and the lower section with the tidepools.

We first visited the upper area. The view there is spectacular, looking out across the bay. It is quite windy and a bit cool on top because the area is completely unsheltered from the wind.

For me the really exciting are to visit is the tidepools. The tidepools are open only during those times when the tide is out. When you go down there you can see a large assortment of crabs, anemones, fish, and other marine life. I like the excitement of walking out among the rocks and discovering whatever the tide may have happened to bring in.