San Diego Coast

One of the reasons I wanted to come to San Diego for a get-away, was to have a reprieve from the hot summer weather of Southern Utah.
Now I'm wondering if we brought the triple digit temperatures with us.
Yesterday marked the hottest day ever recorded in San Diego and LA.

I'm still getting used to the idea that we have no agenda. No children to keep busy or others to plan around. We can get up when we want, drive to an area that catches our eye, and stay as long as we wish.
We are enjoying the luxury of being spontaneous.
(my children might claim this is a new word in my vocabulary)

With a packed picnic lunch, we leisurely stopped along the cliffs of La Jolla where the cool ocean breezes made for a perfect day.

While the tide is out, the rocky crevices hold an amazing array of sea life.

Coral, sea anemones, crabs...

and very unique rock formations.

Later in the afternoon we drove down to Point Loma, near the Southern tip of California. From here you can see the San Diego skyline in one direction, and Tijuana, Mexico in another direction.

On September 28, 1542 (exactly 468 years ago today), Jean Rodriguiz Cabrillo became the first European to set foot on the West Coast of the United States.

In celebration, reenactments of Cabrillo's landing are currently taking place.

I was a little nervous letting Mr. Cactus near some of the actor's props.