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| Sunset Cliffs |
After weeks in the lovely, dramatic desert, we were ready
to see some water…lots of water, so we headed to the Pacific coast and San
Diego. We were fortunate to get a camping
spot on beautiful Mission Bay and spent our one full day in San Diego exploring
some of the nearby beaches.
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| Ocean Beach |
The morning was cool and overcast. Our first stop was Ocean Beach. We were impressed here, and at other beaches,
how many public beaches and how much parking was available. Ocean Beach has a dog beach, which we
returned to later in the day with Tiki.
She was in her element swimming out to retrieve her ball in the cool,
salty water.
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| Sunset Cliffs |
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| San Diego waterfront |
Sunset Cliffs were beautiful, dramatic, red cliffs
overlooking the ocean. We drove along
the San Diego city shoreline, past the USS Midway aircraft carrier and several
Tall Ship museums, and also past commercial wharfs. The Midway was the longest serving aircraft
carrier in the 20th century (1945-1992). It was built in a record 17 months but missed
being used in World War II.
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| USS Midway |
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| Imperial Beach |
The town of Imperial Beach declares itself as the “Most
Southwesterly Town in the Continental US.”
Since we had visited the Most Eastern Town (Lubec ME), the Southern Most
Point (Key West FL), and Most Northern Town (Northwest Angle MN) – all in the
Continental US, we were pleased to add this distinction to our list. The beach was lovely, and the town dedicated
to surfing. There are metal profiles of
different surfboards, with descriptive dates and surfer names along the
sidewalk on the main street in town.
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| Tribute to Imperial Beach Lifeguards |
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| Mission Beach |
We stopped for lunch at Mission Beach. While the other beaches were simply beautiful
beaches and a pier, Mission Beach has a boardwalk, and shops, restaurants and
people. Lots of people. You can rent electric scooters to ride along the
boardwalk and terrify pedestrians. We
fled the boardwalk and walked along the beach among the sunbathers. We had a fish taco lunch on the roof of the Sand Bar; the
sign in the window said they served the Best Fish Tacos in San Diego, and they
were the best we have ever had.
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| The view from lunch at the Sand Bar |
There are a lot of things to do in San Diego, and someday we
will return and plan to stay for long enough to do all of them.
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| Mission Beach |
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