We drove down La Jolla Shores to a cliff. You can climb down the cliff until you get to the beach. The water was kind of cold, but there were a few brave surfers paddeling around (they wore wetsuits, though).
We also walked around in La Jolla a little bit. La Jolla is the rich area in San Diego, so there are a lot of fancy houses to look at.
We continued our trip to Mission Beach. Mission Beach is a long sort of peninsula that pokes out into San Diego bay. It seems to be a student hang out, with lots of bars, many small houses that can be rented as vacation homes, lots of little stores and even a small amusement park with a rollercoaster!
We got some lunch at a little place called Olive Cafe, and then we got some ice cream close to the beach.
Even though the water was cold, a lot of little kids were playing in it. There were also many more surfers out, trying to catch some waves. Most of the people though take a six pack of beer to the beach (due to some obscure law, you are allowed to drink alcohol on the beach) and lay in the sun.
After we walked around Mission Beach a little bit, we got back in the car and drove across a long bridge to Coronado Island. The island is home to 26,600 people (or at least, that's what the sign said), but it is most famous for the "Hotel Del Coronado," sometimes just called "The Del," where the movie "Some Like It Hot" with Marilyn Monroe was filmed.
We (and a lot of other tourists!) looked at the hotel, poked into the coffee shop and the ice cream place, and the mini shopping mall that is located in the basement (really expensive... don't shop there!).
The hotel is built right next to the beach, so of course we went down to the water, too (third beach today *haha*). The sand contains tiny pebbles of pyrite ("fools' gold"), so the whole beach has a golden glow to it - pretty!
After a cup of tea at the coffee place (at the recommendation of Prof. Murphy!), we headed back home.
Now I have a slight sunburn... :(
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