San Diego: Day 1

 

Dave and I started out the trip to San Diego in high spirits. We ended up stopping at a garage sale on the way out of town and getting some fun stuff at great prices. We then really started the long 6 hour drive, which turned into more like an 8 hour drive. 

 But we broke it up with a stop to visit some friendly aliens. Odd little shop in the middle of no-where, but they did a great job having huge billboards for miles advertising their alien jerky. The drive was quite beautiful despite the stop and go traffic at times. I loved seeing all the communities created on such green hills the closer we got to the coast.

With a big sigh of relief, we finally made it to our hostel, the banana bungalow, which is located right on boardwalk on Mission Beach. So fun to be steps away from sand and to hear the waves at night. We ended up staying in a shared dormitory room with 4 sets of bunk beds and one shared bathroom. The price was right, which helped to alleviate the pain of listening to drunken revelry all night long.

After getting situated in our room. We headed for a walk and dinner. We went to Joe's Crab Shack to eat yummy sea food and then took a beautiful walk on the beach. It was so lovely to not be in the car and to be able to feel the sand in our toes. The beach is a very clean one and is located in a really fun spot. It was very rejuvenating begin and end each vacation day with a walk on the beach and sometimes a dip in the sea.