If you look closely in the center of this picture you will see one of the California Sea Otters. I was very fortunate to catch this little guy in the kelp bed off of Lover's Point Park in Monterey. I understand they are quite common but difficult to photograph because of their shy nature. I only got a couple of shots and then he was not to be seen again.
The water is so clear here but it is also very cold compared to the gulf back home. Billie and I both noticed how fresh the seashore smelled here in California. It is not like the seashore in Texas. Also the water is deceptively deep in this picture. It drops off to at least 10 feet very quickly.
This girl was jumping into 15 to 20 feet of cold water on a regular basis while I was taking pictures from a short pier. She would swim back to the ladder and dive in again and again. She swam through the kelp bed like it was nothing, not to mention she was not wearing a wetsuit to shield her from the cold. Kids are sure able to take it. I shuddered watching her but she was far from alone in the water.
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