It's been way too hot here lately so we decided to test out the 5 hour drive to someplace cooler. Jake knows me pretty well and knew I would want to go to the beach for my birthday. Now, my parents both grew up on the California coast and we spent plenty of time there when I was younger so even though the water is cold and the mornings are cloudy and the wind is always blowing, California beaches feel like "home" to me. Jake is a self proclaimed beach snob; he's been to the Cook Islands, Hawaii, Mexico... a cold beach isn't really appealing to him so I have to say he really was a trooper :)
We spent the first day at Mission Beach
That night we went to Coronado Island and had dinner at this hotel
The next day we went to Coronado Beach and I found my first perfect sand dollar
This house is right on the beach and is for sale. We decided we really wanted to buy it :) (blurred to protect the exposed license plate)
After leaving the beach we went to this art gallery in La Jolla to look at some of my grandfather's paintings
Then we went to Birch Aquarium
The view from the aquarium above La Jolla Cove
One of the best trips ever!
