Cabrillo National Monument
San Diego, California: Last night it
rained, it poured, it showered, it rained and then it rained more! The rain
was so loud on Goldie's roof; it drowned-out the sound of the freeway! When
we woke up this morning, the sky didn't look very promising, so we decided
to do a driving tour of San Diego with my parents. We started by driving
through Balboa Park, then along Harbor Drive around the bay to Point Loma to
the Cabrillo Monument. (Frequent visitors to this site will remember our
visit to this area last year.) The clouds provided a different view from the
point - there was a lot of activity at the Naval Air Station below.
We walked around the
Cabrillo National Monument between showers. (Cabrillo was the first
European to sail into San Diego Bay.) We watched several planes take off
from the airfield and spotted two submarines in port for repairs. Here
are a few photos for your enjoyment.
Views to the port
Cabrillo Monument on Pt. Loma
Point Loma Lighthouse
After the visit to Point Loma, we drove up along Mission Bay
to La Jolla and had lunch at The Hard Rock Cafe. We then drove up to look at
Torrey Pines Golf Club and then back to Old Town San Diego. San Diego was
first settled at this area. We found my Aunt and Uncle at Old Town and
looked around at the historical buildings. At the stables, we found an old
Wells Fargo stagecoach. All in all, we drove nearly 100 miles today - we saw
beautiful, cloudy vistas of the Pacific, fantastic mansions and beautiful
parks and gardens. Birds of Paradise are in bloom everywhere!
Added later: Tonight we had a lovely dinner with our old
friends, Mark & Debbie. DT and Mark went to high school together, and we get
together every chance we can. They took us to a fabulous new restaurant in
Balboa Park -
The Prado. By a strange coincidence, it is owned/operated by the same
people as The Dakota Restaurant from last night. I had a red and yellow beet
salad and mushroom risotto - both were delicious and well presented. We also
tried bruschetta with black olive tapenade, spaghetti, seared tuna, tortilla
soup and several other dishes. Mark and Debbie just love living in San Diego
and they don't even mind the rain.