Melyak + Dog-yaking

There's a new member in the family!

Check out the Melyak in the Melement!

Since Dave has been swimming in the ocean a lot, we've decided to purchase a single person kayak for myself. This way I can paddle alongide him giving both of us peace of mind-- me, so that I can SEE him and know he's doing alright; him, so that he knows there's support in case he gets really tired and needs a break. We got the chance to test out the boat immediately. Yesterday, Charlene and her husband, Chris came into town to take their little one, Maddie, on a kayaking trip!

The Chans:

Chris, Maddie, and Charlene!
Maddie was helping out by paddling along...

The Lius!

It was a beautiful, glorious, calm day... The water was extremely clear with tons of sea lions out frolicking... and leopards sharks hanging about. A very loud sea lion barking in the background.
Sea lions were swimming around everywhere! Dave even had one swim right under him which freaked him out.
Two sea lions were lying next to each other, floating on their backs, with their flippers sticking straight up into the air. I have no idea what it means...
Maddie vs Dave the Fish
Swimming hard... Maddie was finally allowed to go into the water! She was so excited, she swam straight for Dave (Dave took the pic) and then tried to climb up him!Maddie's heading back to the boat...
...cuz she's pooped out!
Dave helped haul her back onto the kayak. What a cute wet dog.

Afterwards, we had an awesome meal at Bondi, followed by some extraordinary desserts at Extraordinary Desserts!

We came back this morning to see if the leopard sharks were still out, since we didn't take any pics of them yesterday. Check them out!