Kristen Pringle

Review of La Jolla Kayak

I just did this run with my partner, and I cant sp...

I just did this run with my partner, and I cant speak for him. I can only speak for myself, but I had a horrible experience. I would like to mention that the staff is incredibly friendly and professional in-store. That said, the kayak trip out to the caves was miserable for me. I am a beginner (this was my first time out), and I struggled.

First, out guides who were friendly did not do a good job of keeping the group together. There were two of them, and they both launched ahead with the stronger tour members. I was fighting just to stay within sight of the group, but no one came to collect of or coach me.

They gave us a few pointers but assumed we all understood and felt confident. I was the last person to meet the group at the different points, and I could tell the others in my group were growing impatient (understandable as I was having a hard time!), but both guides stayed with the group. Neither of them came to check on me or help me with my paddle position. I finally gave up and joined a tour that was coming in after ours.

I recommend that La Jolla Kayak urge tour guides to have a guide stay towards the rear of the group to keep everyone together.

Plus, scheduling got a bit jumbled at the cave, and there were 3 other groups at our exact meet-up, and some of us became a bit jumbled.