The wild waters of Laguna

Ok, who left the heater on? My, my, my, it sure warmed up today. Once again we had another beautiful day in paradise, but it's starting to get toasty!

The interesting happening of the day was the "pod of sharks" spotted off of Main Beach. They were the rare "bottle nosed dolphin sharks"! As a SCUBA diver, I would love to dive with some sharks, but dolphins would be cool, also. I'm assuming the person/people who reported seeing the "sharks" obviously don't know much about marine life. Otherwise, they would have been able to know the difference between some dolphins and some sharks. Anywho, it's still good to be nervous, they could have been a pod of dolphins with rabies and a taste for blood...human blood!!!

Back on the weather front, we still had that haze blocking our perfect view. I guess that way we're always left wanting more!

Once again, thanks for reading and if you see me wandering around Laguna in my little grey Subaru, please give me a wave.

Another beautiful day in Laguna

The temperature has started to creep back up again, but who can complain when you have that wonderful ocean breeze to cool you. Other than the haze that blocked our view of the islands off the coast, we were pretty close to another perfect day in paradise! I was in South Laguna for the day and I always love to have a relaxing day down there! I would love to hear any one's stories from the day that just slipping through our hands. Anywho, I hope that the haze is gone for tomorrow (I haven't look at the weather forecast or trust it even if I did look), so we can look out toward the Pacific and marvel at it vanishing off in the distance. I didn't hear of any earth shattering events today (I guess it was a slow news day) so I will sign off on my end. If I did miss something, please punish me severly with a comment or something to that effect! As always, thanks for reading and if you see me driving through Laguna in my little grey Subaru, please feel free to run me off the road...just kidding...waving would be more appreciated! Thanks, Cole

Laguna Beaches all open after inspections

The testing is completed on the stretch of beaches that were closed after the sewage spill that occurred at Coast Highway and Diamond. The area of beaches were from Mountain to Ruby and were cleared by the Orange County Health Agency today. My friends in the SCUBA diving industry always take an interest in the water in Laguna. This area is one of the finest locations for SCUBA diving and if things like this happen, it can quickly discourage the tourism that can come from the industry. It is not widely enough know how good the diving is in Southern California and especially in our own backyard (literally, for a few of us). Woods Cove, Diver's Cove, Shaws Cove are just a few of the wonderful locations to jump in. I have been lucky to have my friends be instructors and experts on those local waters in Laguna. If you haven't had the privilege of visiting our little aquarium called the Ocean from under the water line, you should check it out. I would gladly refer you to some great instructors. As always, thanks for reading and wave if you see my little grey Subaru wandering through Laguna. Cole

Welcome to Laguna Beach

This first post won't be pretty or fall on the floor funny, but it will be from the heart. The times that I have spent in Laguna have been amazing and extraordinary. From spending time at Shaw's Cove SCUBA diving to walking through downtown, it allows a small beach community feel to creep into your soul. I love the tranquility that I gain every day...and sometimes the frustration that comes from the well planned and straight to your destination routes that you often take. By the way, if you're afraid of heights, don't stray too far from Coast Highway! Please come for the dining, the beaches, the weather, the shops and of course the sunsets, but look out you may find you won't want to leave. It may sneak into your soul and then you would gladly become "one of us"!!! I still feel (and probably always will) that I don't know this little beach town well enough to consider myself a local, but I will love this place always. No matter where I roam, I will take what I have learned and felt while in Laguna with me. Hopefully, that will make everywhere that I go a little brighter, quainter and happier. I look forward to giving more heartfelt information to everyone out there and my promise is to let everyone, who would like information about Laguna, learn something new every time they visit! Thanks, Cole