A note from Susan.

Susan will try anything once and has the gear to prove it. The water is the one that stuck. Follow her go-to plan for a morning at the cove.

Susan’s plan · one morning

Morning

Coffee at Bird Rock Roasters, then beat the lot to the cove.

Midday

In at the south end, out toward the caves. Say hi to the leopard sharks.mask · fins

Afternoon

Rinse off, grab the blackened snapper sandwich from El Pescador, eat it on the sand.wetsuit

Evening

Sunset from the bluff at Scripps Park, still salty.

Susan's tip

Go on a weekday if you can. The fish are all yours.

The setup · 3 pieces

Snorkel maskincl.

Spring wetsuitBillabong

Flippersincl.

Whole setup$12/day vs. ~$225 to own

Make a day of it

Add the picnic board

Eat on the rocks instead, while your gear dries in the sun.

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