Malibu Pier

Sunday February 14, 2010

Malibu, California

Happy Valentine's Day

My ocean shipment from Japan arrived on Friday and now my house is a mess.  To escape the boxes and the joy of unpacking,  I decided to take a walk through Malibu Colony and to the infamous Malibu Pier on a glorious, sunny Saturday morning.

I parked my car at Malibu Mart in front of Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, and walked across PCH to Malibu Colony first.  The beach at Malibu Colony was deserted except for a flock of seagulls and pelicans.  The beach was also quite eroded due to the recent storms.  But the sea was a beautiful blue, dotted with a few surfers. 

The entrance to the beach at Malibu Colony.  Many celebrities live in Malibu Colony.

The path to the beach is beautiful.

And is a haven to many ducks.

The beach is home to pelicans and seagulls.

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

From Malibu Colony, it is about a 10 minute walk to the pier.  Malibu Pier has a long history and is famous because it is right next to the infamous Surfrider beach where surfers from all over the world come to ride the fabulous waves.  The plan was to have breakfast on the pier as there are 2 restaurants.  But unfortunately, both were not open for breakfast!  So instead, I watched the fishermen catch fish, enjoyed the fabulous view and then headed back to the Malibu Mart for breakfast at Marmalade Cafe.

View of the pier from Malibu Colony

The Pier

Seagull taking flight from the pier

View of Malibu Colony from the Pier