Yesterday, I mentioned that I almost fell off of about a 30 foot cliff...lol. I went to a specific beach cove in Carmel that is down below the Point Lobos Cliffs. If you go into Point Lobos the legal way, you have no problem. But nooooooo, I wanted to stay at the beach and hike one of the many man made trails up the cliff and through the bushes. I walked up the cliffs and reached the top of the first hill and followed on of the trails along a fence marked "enter hiking area through main gate" I kept walking until it ended. It ended at the edge of a cliff that was marked at 65 Feet.
Okaaaaaaay, but! There was a a section where the fence posts ended and a giant bar was stretching out over the cliff. People were holding on to the bar, swinging out and around to the other side of the fence. Soooooooo I did it!...lol. I grabbed a hold and reached the other side. The grey area in this pic, is not a shadow. It is the dirt and the dirt marks where the cliff falls off. After the dirt is nothing. To the left you can see the pole in which you would grab a hold and swing out over the rocks below.
Man that was thrilling!.......lol.
It is hard to believe that at one time all of these mountains were under water. Besides the sea boulders jutting out of the mountains, the other sign that the mountains were under water is that the dirt is partially crushed sea shells. You can see them in person but not on a camera. I tried taking the pictures and they didn't turn out. But I was amazed by the giant boulders that were once home to sea creatures. The holes are gigantic in person. But can you imagine that at one time life lived in these formations?
I walked along the cliffs and was admiring all of the changing beauty below me. Each time a wave crashed against the rocks, they would move and create another vision. You could see the birds attacking gathering fish and otters lounging around in kelp beds. These are the cliffs I strolled along. As high as 80 to 100 feet high. I was in heaven. I was happy. I was content and with mother nature. I was also in danger, but truly did not want to believe it.
I decided to just wander on down one of the cliffs...lol. Oh crazy me! I wanted close up pics of the otters! I put my camera belt in my mouth and stuffed my cell phone down my bikini top. I went down the rocks easy enough, but when it was time to come back up, I took another route. I went up the dirt side. Big Mistake! By my height I figured I was up about 40 feet. The dirt began to give way and I was slipping down the cliff. I slid down about 10 feet. I was digging my hands into the ground and it felt like my ankles were going to snap from digging them in to create a barrier. OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD!! Well I stopped sliding and slowly but carefully turned my body around and leaned back into the dirt and slid down safely. I was saying Gods name I don't know how many times. I didn't panic, but I sure wasn't calm......lol. Here is the cliff I almost fell off.
I made it back to the beach from where I began my journey and started to laugh. My heart was still pounding...lol. I rinsed all of the dirt off of my body and kicked back to look up at the sparkling blue sky.
Soon I was ready for my nap, so I got comfy and removed my shorts. Time to sun and time to just listen to the birds and the ocean waves. The cove was quite enough and empty enough to wear which ever bikini I wanted.
Of course it is my thong bikini....lol. How do you think I got my trademark tan line?...
Tomorrow, the adventure continues! No worries, the cliff danger is over. I am on the ground for the rest of the way.
