Negative Tide

We arrived in Half Moon Bay a few hours before the predicted negative tide and 
walked around the Cypress trees. 


 When the kids were just about to bust because they couldn't wait to 
get down to the beach, we headed that direction. 

 Although it was not peak low tide yet, there was plenty of sea life to be found. 

 Each treasure was handled carefully and left in its place! 

 We never got tired of searching the little pools for sea life. 
It is kind of like an "I Spy" book- you have to look carefully to find everything. 

 Frank (hubby) and a family friend admiring their finds. 
(just to reassure you- no sticks were used to touch actual sea life. Only to point.) 

 And  a chart was consulted to get more specific identifications- there 
were also park rangers present to help. 

 This guy was holding on for dear life- just not to solid ground! 

 Paul and his little buddy. 

 Negative tide is not a common occurrence. I think it happens just a few times a year. And it certainly is not common on a beautiful sunny day at this time of year and on a weekend ! 

 Except for being cold (it did get chilly as the day was coming to a close) and 
exhausted, we never got tired of looking for new finds. 

 One last picture as we walked a way. 

This is something we have never done before. We have gone tide pooling, but never at such a low tide and never in Half Moon Bay. This is one we will definitely do again!




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Comments

  1. TiffanyDecember 2, 2011 at 9:16 AM

    What fun, Laurie! Love how you came prepared with your chart... Great idea! My sister lives in Pacifica:) Were you at the HB State Beach? Thanks for sharing a glorious day. I just love getting out and doing stuff like that!

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  2. PattyDecember 2, 2011 at 7:28 PM

    Oh my!!!! I wish my family could have joined you on this one. What an amazing experience and thank you so much for sharing the picture with us. What a lucky group of people to have had taken that trip!

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  3. GardeniaDecember 3, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    what a lovely (educational) field trip ! thanks for sharing.

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  4. The AdventurerDecember 4, 2011 at 5:38 AM

    WOW This looks like so much fun. Looks like lots of folks decided to come and explore. Love the pictures. Thanks for linking up to the Home school Field trip hop and sharing your adventures

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  5. MissMOEDecember 7, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    Awesome pics! We missed the negative tide--this post has inspired me to pay attention for the next one.

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