Shelter Island

We have just returned from a week in San Diego.  We spent four days in the city and three days north of the city in the area where we lived before moving to the Northwest so many years ago.  We relaxed in the sunshine, enjoyed some good food, did a little sightseeing, shared a bit of quality time with family, and of course, took lots of pictures.

Our first two days were spent in an area of San Diego called Shelter Island near Point Loma.  It's not really an island, but rather a long narrow man made point that is attached to the mainland of San Diego and was built in the 1930's. It's home to wonderful restaurants, marinas and hotels, as well as a large waterfront park. Our hotel was situated on a lovely private marina right across the street from the bay.

 

 Even though it was a bit hazy we were able to look out over the boat launch and see the city skyline across the bay from our hotel balcony. 

After we were settled into our hotel, we spent our second day with my cousin and her husband doing some sightseeing.  We visited the old historic Point Loma Lighthouse, built on a cliff overlooking the entrance to San Diego Bay in 1855.  I have fond memories of coming up here as child with my family.  It was one of a number of places my parents would always bring guests who had come to visit. 

Views from the cliffs above.

 It's always interesting to see how the ocean breezes affect the direction that trees grow.

We finished our day by returning to Shelter Island for a lovely meal together at a local restaurant overlooking the bay.  Delightful!

As this was our final day on Shelter Island we took a short walk along the bay side public park in front of our hotel. 

 There is a navel base close by so we were able to watch some of the navel ships coming into port including the super aircraft carrier USS Nimitz which is among one of the largest navy ships in the world.

And as the day came to an end we were able to watch the dusk begin to fall and watch the lights of the city skyline begin to glow in the upcoming darkness. 

It was time to head back to our room and prepare to head out the next morning for North County.  We loved our time on Shelter Island and look forward to returning here again one day. Adieu!