A sad farewell...for now.

Well, the time has come- and I am ready to admit it to myself. Life throws you curve balls, and you have to learn to duck, or catch, or roll, or WHATEVER! And that is what we have had to do... Our move was cut short and so this poor blog will have to wait to see new gurl in town's adventures at a TBD date. I am not willing to give it up completely because we won't be here forever. So until I am the new gurl again, bon voyage...

Mt. Soledad...

I've been slacking and need to post our

latest & greatest adventures! We visited

Mt. Soledad. Atop the mountain is a national

monument for military members, mostly

for those who fought in the Korean War.

This is an aerial view of the mountain.

The views from up there were incredible!

It was really cold & windy as we were coming

off of a cold front. We'll go back on a really

sunny day next time.

There were a million plaques & some really

famous people had a memoriam there. It

was a really neat thing to be able to see.

Can you imagine living on this mountain

and having this view of the ocean?!? Jealous!

Here are a couple cool stats about Mt. Soledad

that I read about on Wikipedia:

Legend of Munchkin land...

                          It is a common urban legend that, in the 1930s,
                  a group of little people who earned money in Hollywood
                   appearing in movies such as The Wizard of Oz, came to
                       San Diego where they built miniature houses on
                         Mount Soledad. The legend gained support due
                       to the fact several houses were built on steep slopes
                      overlooking the Pacific and, as you drove or walked
                        by, it was easy to believe, due to optical illusions
                    created as you looked down at the houses from the road,
                        that the doors and other features were smaller than
                      normal. If you actually walked up to the houses it was
                          easy to see they were not. Most of the supposed
                      "Munchkin Houses" have been remodeled and the effect
                                                is no longer present.

                                                Last home of Dr. Seuss...
                           Mount Soledad also holds the last home lived in by
                         Dr. Seuss. His widow, Audrey Geisel still resides atop
                                Mt. Soledad in a lavish home that includes an
                          observation tower that is referred to as the Seuss
                                                 house by the locals.

                             

My cool tip is that I live 5 minutes from

the beach, which can be observed from a

magnificent view via the mountain.

Beach so close = happy me!!!!!

 

From this view you can see down to the

mission beach area, & at night you can

see the lights & fireworks from Sea World!

The cross was refinished in 2008, and

though most find it fitting for a monument

it has become a constant topic of controversy

over the involvement of religion in government.

It's a monument & memorial for heaven sakes!

Come on people, of course it makes sense!

We were windblown and had icicle fingers

by the time we thought to get a pic with us

in it, but we managed! It was a great
place to visit, and worth going again-
if for nothing else than THE VIEWS!

Seaport Village...

The first time I ever visited San Diego as a teen

we went to Seaport Village. It's such a great

place to walk around and check out that we

continue to go there time and time again. There is SO

much to do and see, we highly recommend it!

(Sorry a couple pics aren't loading well)

Pretty high rise hotels are within walking distance.

It's right on San Diego Bay & there are awesome

boats & ships to watch.

There are lots of fun shops to go to... We love the

hat shop! Here's my sister trying on a goofy hat!

There is a famous restaurant that is out above the

water. They have great seafood!

LOTS of fun photo opportunities!

My brother & nephew posing with the pirate

statue like only BOYS can... ;)

There are ALL kinds of sidewalk performers!

We've seen many but the Fire Blower & the

Sword Swallower are our favorites!

On this recent trip when we took my family who

was in town visiting, there was an Exotic Bird Exhibit.

They were just letting people hold them.

This is me with my adorable nephew, he held SO

still for that parrot & was amazed!

Last but not least the FOOD! There are MANY great

places to eat! Our favorite is the Greek Island Cafe.

The sweets shop takes the cake too! YUMMY!

If you ever need something to do in SD,

this is a great place to go :)

La Jolla Cove...

The beautiful La Jolla Cove...

THE best place to snorkel and scuba in

the SD area. Amazing water & kelp beds!

Little tunnel to a hidden beach front...

Children's Pool Beach, famously known

for being a landing spot for seals & sea lions!

You really can get up close and personal... just no touching!

Some get shy and prefer the rocky islands a few yards away.

Sea Lions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Harbor Seal!!!!!!!

I was a little confused as to the difference between seals

and sea lions... It's really about ears! :)

The cove rocks and we have been back several times

already. One of these days we'll get scuba certified and

the cove is my first destination! Great spot!

Sunset...

There is nothing better than a sunset walk on the beach.

These are just a couple shots as we enjoyed the last

of the days sun on La Jolla Shores Beach....

Breakfast at The Cottage...

We LOVE The Village in La Jolla!

We are so lucky to live in such a great area

of sunny San Diego! The Village is a quaint little

area of shops, boutiques, eateries, swanky restaurants,

markets, and ties in with La Jolla Cove(beach area).

Right when we moved here I found this delicious little joint

and breakfast was on our menu!

The Cottage in The Village offers a combination of classy

modern meets homey cottage feel. It's got a contemporary

touch in the menu and decor, but don't let that fool you.

The Cottage offers some of the most delectable food you

could ever ask for.

One item ordered was Stuffed French Toast! It was a

twist on traditional french toast and did it ever deliver!

Thick french toast stuffed with strawberry compote and

marscarpone cheese, topped with fresh strawberries, and

dusted with powdered sugar... you drooling yet?

Another item ordered is a famous dish served at The Cottage...

Cottage Oatmeal Pancakes with Bananas..... OMG!

These were point blank the BEST pancakes I have ever

tasted in my ENTIRE life...(OK, I'm not that old, but STILL!)

I know a good pancake and these "took the cake"!

They were just light enough you could eat more than one

and not feel sick, and just enough substance to really

call itself a pancake. HIGHLY Recommended!

The Cottage is one of the most popular and busy

places to eat in all of La Jolla! We felt lucky to have

snagged a table, and we will surely be returning!

Hopefully we'll be able to try lunch and dinner

there too sometime!

...Now I'm really hungry for banana pancakes :(

Cabrillo Nat'l Monument...

Our latest adventure has been Cabrillo National Monument!

It's located on the very tip of Point Loma & the view is

absolutely unbeatable!!! We had so much fun touring the

monument, visiting the lighthouse, and exploring the tide pools!

The beautiful statue of Cabrillo himself.

The original lighthouse of Point Loma

THE View!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Map of San Diego Bay

Cabrillo cliffs & tide pools... it was crawling(with crabs & people)!

EVERY crack & crevice had one or TEN of these guys :)

We hiked around & found a cave!

It was hard to catch the action, but these tide pools were

alive and teaming with marine life!

We stopped at the beautiful grounds of the

Ft. Rosecrans Military Cemetery... It was a great

and sobering experience.

Every detail was perfectly manicured and taken care of.

If I was going to be buried I would
want to rest in such an amazing place as this...

                                    

We really enjoyed the day & the history. It was a great

day trip, and we would love to return with visitors.