La Jolla - morning of Day 2

Wednesday September 30, 2009

It looks like a fine day for visiting the zoo and Balboa Park today.

First we stroll down to the Children's Pool to see what the seals and pelicans are doing. Sometimes the seals just lie there until a wave washes them into the water. No pelicans, but a little ground squirrel popped up.

A La Jolla bench.

Heading away from the beach, the streets are empty at this time of morning. We probably passed a few people walking their little dogs though. Imagine, Gregory Peck walked around here. In fact, his father worked as a pharmacist in our hotel when it had a drugstore / ice-cream parlour.

We had breakfast at this place, The Cottage. Pancakes with bananas and a pumpkin muffin.

A church we passed on the way back to the hotel.

La Jolla - Children's Pool

Tuesday September 29, 2009

After checking into our hotel and shopping at Warwick's book and stationery store, we went to visit the Children's Pool (Casa Beach, I think). It was intended to be a children's beach but then the seals moved in.

We round the corner of our hotel and head down the hill. Those tall, tall trees are quite stately in person.

I believe this is the Little Hotel By The Sea and Garden Terraces, which belongs to the Grande Colonial.

There are lots of bird of paradise flowers growing here.

Buildings on the hillside and road at the bottom of the hill.

The Children's Pool, which is in that little cove inside the breakwater, was much close to our hotel than I expected. We're starting to lose our light and it's getting cloudy, but it's still warm.

On the rocks are many pelicans.

And they're in flight too.

That's not just seaweed on the beach. Harbour seals are in there.

A closer view.

Frisky waves. Looking to left.

And down below.

Farther along the beach to the right. We walked along a path and by a park. Lots of (skinny) people were out walking, jogging, cycling and a small group was exercising in the park.

The posts along the way had different designs but with an ocean theme.

A California sunset.

End of Tuesday.