Waves

We decided to do some exploring. This time we drove to New Port Beach and went out on the peninsula. We took a lunch along and ate it on the ocean side beach. There was a good wind blowing and I thought it was pretty cool, but there were people playing in the surf. There were a few surfers out too, in wet suits.
This area is interesting. The west side is filled with boats. The peninsula is jammed with buildings and homes. If you have back door shore on the inside, your boat is tied up there, or there may be a string of boats on buoys there. At one time there was a wharf area with an amusement park. All that is there now is the Ferris wheel and shops. We had done some sailing with W in this area when we were out for his graduation.

W had recommended an area called Crystal Cove to eat and explore. So we went there next. Buildings were first built here in the 40's and 50's. It is still being restored.

We did some beach walking. The tide was coming in. There was good surf here but no surfers as there are lots of rocks. We picked up a few shells at an area that had lots of shells, most of which were the same.

I took a few pictures of the waves
and of one that almost got B. He did get sprayed while washing off a shell but I missed it.

There are some interesting rocks on the beach. These rocks are round and are about 6-10 feet in diameter. They are not sand stone like everything else around here and look like basalt. They are composed of black layers. Cracks run out from the center. W says that there has never been any volcanic flows here. There are several of these rocks here, some lying down, some on edge, some tilted. So what are they? Any ideas L, since you have had the geology classes.
Left upper, double click to really see.
the above one is still embedded in the surrounding rock.

What would beach pictures be without one of these,

or without some of these?

We did see some tide pools but W says there isn't much life in them because of the contaminated run off.

After walking the beach, we stopped in and had dinner at the place recommended by W. It was good food and nice to sit and watch the beach and waves while eating.