Get to know our tour guides: about us!

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CURTIS L.- General Manager, Human Resources & Training Manager, & Master Tour Guide

•  Calls Home: Pacific Beach

•  Best Escape Memory: visiting Mayan pyramids and ruins

•  I love.... : being in the water

•  I hate... : being land-locked

•  If I'm not on tour I'm...:  stuck in the shop



MARCELLA D. - Executive Officer, Human Resources & Training Manager & Master Tour Guide 

•  Calls Home: Glendale, Ca

•  The other guides will say I'm: loud, destructive, & bossy

•  Best Escape Memory: sky diving over Otay Lakes

•  I used to....:  be very quiet & shy as a young child

•  I love.... : running, massages, being outside, and being in the ocean

•  I hate... : salmon, sushi, mayonaise, & mushrooms 

•  If I'm not on tour I'm... : running up Mt. Soledad in the early morning hours  

NICK B. - Executive Officer, Marketing & Accounting Manager, Webmaster & Tour Guide 

•  Calls Home: right here, in La Jolla Ca

•  The other guides will say I'm: patient and level-headed

•  Best Escape Memory: hiking through a dense bamboo forest in Maui at dusk

•  I used to.... :  be a gym rat

•  I love.... : lounging at the pool

•  I hate... : cooked carrots  

•  If I'm not on tour I'm... : building something with my dad, or attempting to golf

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MIKE P.- Senior Bike & Kayak Tour Guide & Operations Manager

•  Calls Home: Poway, Ca

•  The other guides will say I'm: mellow 

•  Best Escape Memory: fishing in June Lake 

•  I used to....:  be really skinny

•  I love... : Las Vegas and breakfast burritos

•  If I'm not on tour I'm...: coaching lacrosse for 7th & 8th graders

BRIAN I.- Senior Bike & Kayak Tour Guide, Opening Asst. Manager

•  Calls Home: La Playa .. (the beach!) ... but I grew up here in San Diego

•  The other guides will say I'm: pretty goofy

•  Best Escape Memory: cliff jumping into a lake in Texas

•  I used to.... :  be a lifeguard

•  I love... : shooting hoops and swimming 

•  If I'm not on tour I'm... : surfing or cycling!

MARC E. - Senior Bike & Kayak Tour Guide & Day Manager 

•  Calls Home: when I need money from my mom in Bakersfield!

•  The other guides will say I'm: chill

•  I love... : big, glassy waves

•  I hate.... : bad drivers

•  If I'm not on tour I'm... : surfing 

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SHEILA L. - Senior Bike & Kayak Tour Guide & Day Manager

•  Calls Home: Sunny San Diego (for now!) ... from Poway originally!

•  The other guides will say I'm: always dancing around the shop!

•  Best Escape Memory: Solo surf trek through Central America

•  I hate .... :  cold ocean water!

•  I love .... :  having fun, and a monthly massage  

•  If I'm not on tour I'm... : surfing or doing yoga!

 DEVIN -  Senior Bike & Kayak Tour Guide, Chief Bike Mechanic, & Assistant Manager

•  Calls Home: Nor Cal

•  The other guides will say I'm: easy-going

•  Best Escape Memory:  

•  I used to.... :  be a semi-pro BMX biker.

•  If I'm not on tour I'm... : designing T-shirts for my surf brand Califia... 

PAT M. - Senior Bike & Kayak Tour Guide, Maintenence Manager

•  Calls Home: Sun Valley, Idaho

•  The other guides will say I'm: Swweeet!!

•  Best Escape Memory: road tripping from Alaska to Mexico 

•  I used to.... :  be a mountain man

•  If I'm not on tour I'm... : fishing or surfing

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MATT I. - Senior Bike & Kayak Tour Guide, Opening Manager

•  Calls Home: El Segundo, Ca

•  The other guides will say I'm: quirky and hard-working

•  Best Escape Memory: scuba diving in Barbados 

•  I used to.... :  be a nerdy UCSD student

•  I love.... :  working early in the morning 

•  If I'm not on tour I'm... : surfing or snowboarding 

KEVIN B. - Senior Kayak Tour Guide 

•  Calls Home: right here in La Jolla, Ca

•  The other guides will say I'm: hilarious

•  I love... : the beach and the ocean!

•  I used to.... : be the youngest one at the shop... not anymore!

•  If I'm not on tour I'm... : in school... I am a student at UCLA 

ANDY K. - Senior Bike & Kayak Tour Guide & Asst. Manager 

•  Calls Home:  Santa Barbara, Ca

•  The other guides will say I'm: prone to having a high-pitched voice when I am mad

•  Best Escape Memory: my around the world trip that included stops in Indonesia, India, Thailand, & Australia

•  I used to.... :  be a student at UC Santa Cruz

•  I hate.... :  my old Ford Ranger 

•  If I'm not on tour I'm... : surfing  

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J.P.. - Bike Tour Guide 

•  Calls Home:  Canada

•  The other guides will say I'm: very meticulous

•  Best Escape Memory: the Mexican coast

•  I love.... :  jean jackets

•  I hate.... :  disorganization

•  If I'm not on tour I'm... : hiding in the trees

MIKE G. aka "GARIEPY" - Kayak Tour Guide 

•  Calls Home: Idaho

•  The other guides will say I: have the sweetest mustache

•  Best Escape Memory: escaping the family potato tree farm to get to California

•  I used to.... :  be an Olympic gymnast

•  I love.... :  Eddie Money 

•  I hate.... :  the Dodgers & the Patriots, and cleaning wetsuits 

•  If I'm not on tour I'm... : saving lives, since I'm also a paramedic

PETE W. - Bike & Kayak Tour Guide 

•  Calls Home: a school bus... but I'm from New Jersey

•  The other guides will say I'm: an incredible biker & very spontaneous... and I have a Jersey accent!

•  Best Escape Memory: my childhood... all of it!

•  I used to.... :  be a volunteer at an orphanage in Honduras... and also lactose intolerant (but now cheese is my friend)!

•  I love.... :  life's simple pleasures— family, friends, a good laugh, and an adventure

•  I hate.... :  mayonaise, small dogs, and whiners (in that order)

•  If I'm not on tour I'm... : trick question... I am always on a tour! 

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MIKE Y. aka  "YOB" - Bike & Kayak Tour Guide 

•  Calls Home: Arizona formerly, Pacific Beach currently

•  The other guides will say I'm: outgoing and easy to get along with

•  I love.... :  spearfishing and surfing at Black's Beach

•  I hate.... :  negativity 

•  Best Escape Memory: remembering all the awesome waves I've rode that really stick in my memory

•  I used to.... :  be desert locked in Arizona

•  If I'm not on tour I'm... : sat the beach surfing, fishing, & relaxing

DANNY - Kayak Tour Guide 

•  Calls Home: Idaho

•  The other guides will say I'm: easy going

•  Best Escape Memory: solo backpacking trips 

TODD V.E.  - Bike & Kayak Tour Guide 

•  Calls Home: the Ocean

•  The other guides will say I'm: efficient & always happy

•  Best Escape Memory:  canyoning 

•  I love.... : getting up early

•  I hate.... : duds

•  I used to .... :  be a a student at CSU Ventura

•  If I'm not on tour I'm... :  surfing

WILL G. - Kayak Tour Guide 

•  Calls Home: Clairemont, here in San Diego, Ca

•  The other guides will say I'm: a talker!

•  Best Escape Memory: 

•  I used to.... :  be a bell hop at the Lodge

•  If I'm not on tour I'm... : surfing or at school

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CHRIS W. - Bike & Kayak Tour Guide 

•  Calls Home: Long Beach, Ca

•  The other guides will say I'm: awesome & a hard worker

•  Best Escape Memory: 

•  I used to.... :  

•  If I'm not on tour I'm... : surfing or at school at SDSU 

 STEPHEN B. - Kayak Tour Guide 

•  Calls Home: La Jolla, Ca

•  The other guides will say I'm: chill

•  I hate.... :  mosquitos

•  Best Escape Memory: going to the North Shore of Kauai 

•  I used to.... :  really chubby

•  If I'm not on tour I'm... : going to school at Duke and hanging with my friends

CLAIRE H. - Bike & Kayak Tour Guide

•  Calls Home: La Jolla, Ca

•  The other guides will say I'm: very peppy

•  Best Escape Memory: 

•  I used to.... : 

•  If I'm not on tour I'm... : interning for state senator Boxer    

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LOGAN N. - Kayak Tour Guide 

•  Calls Home: Virginia

•  The other guides will say I'm: friendly & fun

•  Best Escape Memory: beach camping in Baja

•  I hate.... : gas prices & traffic

•  I love.... : the ocean & adventure 

•  If I'm not on tour I'm... : working at my other job, at Jack's, or surfing  

MIKE F. aka "FLOOD" - Bike & Kayak Tour Guide 

•  Calls Home: my Clairemont Castle ... but I'm orginally from Bakersfield, Ca

•  The other guides will say I'm: not allowed to have coffee in the shop... or at all... 

•  Best Escape Memory:  trip to Mexico with my homies

•  I hate.... : bologna

•  If I'm not on tour I'm... : playing with my dog!   

FRANK  - Kayak Tour Guide 

•  Calls Home: the outdoors

•  The other guides will say I'm: really positive

•  I love.... : the ladies

•  I hate.... : negativity

•  I used to .... : teach snowboarding

•  If I'm not on tour I'm... : surfing

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ADAM M.  - Bike & Kayak Tour Guide 

•  Calls Home: Nor Cal

•  The other guides will say I'm: easy going

•  I love.... : my truck

•  I hate.... : small dogs

•  I used to .... :  shy

•  If I'm not on tour I'm... : hanging out with friends

RYAN K.  - Bike & Kayak Tour Guide 

•  Calls Home: the Ocean

•  The other guides will say I'm: always smiling

•  Best Escape Memory:  canyoning in Switzerland 

•  I love.... : life

•  I hate.... : negativity

•  I used to .... :  be a paralegal

•  If I'm not on tour I'm... :  traveling