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| I am in my element...West Coast Style! |
One week after my arrival in California, I'm in the water. The ocean beckoned me and I came. I am thankful that my son was able to spend all day Sunday with me and chose
Breakers Beach at
Coronado for the afternoon. This is a special beach for military families only and was not at all crowded. It was beautiful! The weather was ideal with plenty of sunshine and low humidity with a gentle breeze. Coronado is actually a peninsula but is called Coronado Island for some reason.
Most of the family that came for Saturday's wedding were leaving Sunday. Beach time was a good way to unwind from all the excitement and reflect on all the beauty and sounds of nature. What a wonderful time to find a balance again between nature and people! I still had another whole week of vacation remaining. Sunscreen was used but we learned that evening to check the expiration date before we go out next time as we carried the sunshine with us in the form of a sunburn for the next three days!
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| This is the view from our beach chairs. |
This is the view all around us.
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| I knew I was in a special place when I looked down and saw GOLD SPARKLES in the sand! |
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| This view of the Coronado Bridge is taken from the walkway next to the Hilton Hotel where I walked along the waterfront most days. |
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| View of San Diego while driving across the Coronado Bridge. For perspective, the Hilton Hotel is on the far left and my son's place where I stayed is near the far right. |
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| This view of San Diego shows the Hilton Hotel again on the right and the Bay with Coronado Island on the far left. |
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| This view is approaching Coronado Island on the left with the Bay in the middle and San Diego on the right. |
The next day, my son was back to work and I got an invitation from my middle brother, John, to join him and his wife, Corinne, for lunch at the historic
Hotel Del Coronado. As parents of the bride, they were taking some extra time after the wedding to enjoy the local sights and then heading north to visit familiar places. My plans were in the local area for my remaining week.
It was good to spend a relaxed couple hours with them in these upscale surroundings although the lunch itself was nothing to write about. The building was interesting as it is one of the few surviving examples of an American architectural genre: the wooden Victorian Beach Resort. It is the second largest wooden structure in the United States built in 1888. Also the landscaping was amazing!
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| Middle-brother John and youngest only sister, Beti |
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| Bird of Paradise Plant |
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| John and Corinne in front of the hotel |
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| John and Beti on the beach side |
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| Brother John and his wife Corinne |
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| Beach side of the hotel |
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| Interesting tree in the hotel landscape |
The rest of the week, I was pretty much on my own. My son and I had good mornings to visit before he went to work but was working late each evening with the employer bringing in dinners. There were deadlines to meet! So I had to get brave and venture out of my comfort zone of walking distance and having family members drive me where I wanted to go. Time to taxi! Balbao Park here I come!
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