South Carlsbad

Took my kayak out to the ocean yesterday.. I've kayaked in Galveston, but apparently that did not prepare me for the waves here in any way whatsoever. The ocean completely knocked the crap out of me. I remember telling my friend Steve when we went to Galveston once that it would take a heck of a big wave to flip me vertically end over end while I was paddling out, and that I doubted that would ever really happen to me.. Well it didn't take too long for me to be proven wrong. I only caught one wave yesterday that I didn't crash on, and that wave was caught on accident..

Yesterday felt a bit like my kayaking experience; work was unbelievably busy, I was having trouble finding things I needed for my campsite, etc.. Basically I just couldn't get my footing. However today's been a little more manageable; we'll see what the ocean offers me in the way of kayaking after work today..

My campsite at sunset	View from my tent
The town of Carlsbad is actually pretty charming.	My campsite at sunset
Apparenly the sun exploded when I took this picture.	This local brew - Karl Strauss - is really good..
Grilling a pacific red snapper and a baked potato; keeping warm as well