We love San Diego!
Ed, Giulia and I came down for a vacation last February, and stayed in Mission Bay right on the Beach. The weather was warm and we got to play in the sand and even rent a dinghy and go sailing. Now 10 months later we came back again, this time on our boat, and this time in San Diego Bay. We still had the beautiful sun and warm weather, but this time our neighbors were sea lions rather than partying surfers. I’d want to say it was more peace and quiet, but those dang sea lions made a heck of a racket at night with all the barking, as they hauled out on the docks right next to the boat.
While we were there we had a visit from my whole family, with my parents, brother, sister and niece Jessica converging for a few days to see us off. My parents had 59th (!!!) wedding anniversary while in San Diego, so we had a great dinner out at Eddie V’s steakhouse to celebrate. Some friends from work had given me a really nice bottle of Caymus wine to send me off in good spirits, and I was saving it for the right occasion, and this was definitely it. It was awesome. Thank you Subhi and Hamid!
Here are some pictures of our time so far in San Diego:
Walking on the shore near La Jolla:
Carla and Ed in La Jolla
We spent a day at the San Diego zoo as well, where we got to see the pandas and some gorillas.
The family celebrating at Eddie V’s Steakhouse. Fantastic dinner!
Celebrating Mom and Dad’s 59th wedding anniversary with the family in San Diego.
Some super noisy neighbors. Ugh. The last couple of nights we were there we took to spraying them with the hose. When they finally realized they were being sprayed, which took some time, they rolled over and shoved off, leaving us in peace.
Noisy dock neighbor
We got to mess around a bit in the kayak and in the dinghy while we were staying at Shelter Island, and here is a picture of me and Giulia paddling.
Carla and Giulia in the Kayak at Shelter Island
And finally, we saw some very pretty sunsets and awesome views while staying on Shelter Island.
View from Shelter Island of San Diego Bay at sunset
SV Time Warp 