This tour was fantastic. My mother is very inexperienced with and afraid of many outdoor activities, but she knows how much I like sea kayaking so wanted to come with me to learn more about what I like. I am 30 and my mother is almost 70. I booked a tour with La Jolla Kayak, and the guides in the shop very patiently listened to my mother explain her nervousness and gave her amazing encouragement and compassion. We had two great encounters - one with a woman named Brenna and one with our guide named J.J. Brenna explained to my mother about her own fears and how she overcame them, and it really gave my mother the courage to give this a try. J.J., our guide, checked up on us the whole time while we were out on the water and was super kind to my mom. At the end of the trip, my mother was so proud of herself for going on this tour and is telling everybody about how much fun she had! I am just so glad we found such a great staff who would really work with us and really help my mom get her feet in the door with outdoor activities. I highly recommend this tour to anybody new to sea kayaking and who wants good and compassionate people to give them encouragement!