Kayaking opens world of Channel Islands' sea caves

Ginny Prior for the Mercury News

"SINCE THE BEGINNING of time, man has been fascinated with caves. Dark, dank and mysterious, they test the very depths of our imagination. But while man lived for centuries in caves on dry land, it's sea caves that offer the real adventure. And no place in California has more sea caves than the Channel Islands..."

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