San Diego......finally !

 The reason we traveled across the country was to see Mike and Wendy......it had been far too long!  Our visit has been wonderful- filled with family meals, hikes, hanging out watching a movie in the evening or enjoying time together with the fireplace lit.  

Saturday, we walked along Kellogg Beach with Baxter, their 3 & 1/2 year old adopted rescue English Bulldog.  He loves his walks along the beach.

Sunday, we did the San Diego “bridge walk”.  Wendy was our fearless leader pointing out facts of each bridge with Mike’s assistance.  This urban hike started at Balboa Park and consists of a path that crosses over 7 bridges and covered 6 miles! We traveled through the neighborhoods of Hillcrest, Bankers Hill, and North Park.  Here is a pic of the Spruce Street Suspension Bridge, built in 1912 above Kate Sessions Canyon.  

Another interesting bridge was the Quince Street Bridge, which is 60 feet above Maple Canyon, and constructed in 1905.  It is a wooden trestle bridge and is 236 feet long,The only steel-arch bridge in San Diego is the First Avenue Bridge.  This bridge was retrofitted for earthquakes in 2010.

Finally, one of my favorite bridges was the Vermont street Bridge, AKA “poet’s bridge” Check it out! It is filled with quotes and here is one example.

The other day we went up the road to Encinitas for coffee, doughnuts (would you believe....maple bacon doughnut!) and a beach walk....what a beautiful day!

One of my favorite things to do is to walk down the street and view sunset from “Sunset Cliffs”.  If you get their just before sunset, you can hear “taps” in the near distance.