A little hike...

Pa was off today. So we decided to check out the outdoors for a little nature walk...
We drove about 20mins to this seaside town called La Jolla and my, look at what we got ourselves acquainted with !




Breathtaking views. Rock outcrops to navigate. And a brief sense of the beauty of nature...

(a crop of mussels - the girls had only seen them in the supermarket before this)

The girls had fun walking the beach trail amid squeals of "ah... sand in my shoe", and some tears - cos' one slipped on algae on the rocks and skidded her knee ;P ...

Guess nature in Singapore is very much taken for granted and unexplored, largely because the weather is so unforgiving. Here, it's so easy to take to the outdoors even in the afternoons (we were there from 2-4pm) and see who we hob-nobbed with ! Rachel in particular is now very excited about our nature walks and since i bought a little brochure listing some of the common marine animals and plant life we see here around California, she would try to name the species we come across.

These are some close ups we managed to catch today ...

And this is certainly the highlight !


Yup that's a harbour seal ! And whole army of them were sunbathing and asleep on the beach !! Amazing, isn't it ?
Don't believe me ??? check this facial close-up !!
Apparently this cove is home to the harbour seals who come up to the beach to rest during the day and fish at night. The girls couldn't get enough, and we stayed there just observing the seals for quite a while
To cap this fantastic day out off.... R had a little exchange with a new tiny friend....
Hope your day was great too ! And have a fantastic week ahead !