Agenda for Day 4 of mission: Search for the Sun:Harbor /Shelter Island; Old Town during daylight hours; La Jolla Cove and Shores; Cabrillo Tide Pools; Dinner with Anne and Mark. The view from our hotel was lovely, surrounded by the bay on all sides, there was not a bad sightline. We finally got around to looking around the little island we called home base the morning of the 4th day. With a lovely little fountain with some nice sculptures at the end, Shelter Island lived up to its name and gave us a wonderfully beautiful place to give us Shelter from the night.
Since the last exploration mission to Old Town took place after dark, the members of our expedition collectively decided to visit during daylight to see what the darkness of night had made invisible to us, the wandering travelers. The adobe buildings took on a new life with the sun. Bougainvillea bloomed bright pink against the whitewash of the adobe, clinging to the walls and roofs of the Spanish style shops. Our youngest crew members enjoyed searching the mineral shop for souvenirs, while the oldest enjoyed sitting in the center of the square warming their hands and bodies from the heat of the bonfires dotting the area.
Once Old Town had been rediscovered in daylight hours, we four explorers headed to La Jolla Cove and Shores to explore the tide pools and observe the seals that hang on the sun warmed rocks of Children's beach. Through the cave on the other side of the rocks the tide pools were teeming with life. The seals seemed to enjoy watching all the tourists stumble through the cave to explore their home base.
Through the cave on the other side of the rocks the tide pools were teeming with life. The seals seemed to enjoy watching all the tourists stumble through the cave to explore their home base. With barking laughter they mocked the few brave human souls who dared the chilly winter Pacific ocean in speedos to briskly swim out past the breaking waves. After La Jolla, our exploration mission lead us to more tide pools, which we explored in the wind and rain at the Cabrillo State Park for a few brief moments before they closed. Needing nourishment we headed to a nice dinner at Anne's boyfriend, Mark's home.
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