La Jolla And Encinitas

...continued from yesterday:
     On Thursday morning we drove north up the coast to La Jolla, a popular resort town crowded with visitors where the packed restaurants were surprisingly not plentiful for the amount of people, like us, seeking out brunch.

     We were, however, able to snag a table on the terrace of an upscale-ish place called Sugar and Scribe, 

…where the tap water was served in a stylish bottle and the iced tea in a trendy mason jar.

     Though the service was not great and the wait for our food was excruciating, it being nearly lunch time by the time our brunch arrived, the food, once it finally arrived, was great.
        Romaine ordered the Eggs Benedict,

…while I had  an egg and avocado croissant,

     The restaurant also had a bakery offering the most gorgeous pastries, but, alas, we resisted.

     After our belated brunch Romaine and I walked down to the beautiful La Jolla beach,

...where the ocean, under overcast skies, had turned from turquoise blue to blue-grey.

     The beach was crowded with tourists,

..seals,

...sea birds,

...and enchanting plant life.

      After we'd strolled the beach we walked around  the town for a while.

     Then we headed back to Imperial Beach, arriving as "heavenly shades of night were falling."

     By dinner time we found ourselves once again craving the awesome artichoke dip at The Coronado Brewing Company across from Pier South, 

...as well as the fish tacos, 

...and salad.

​    The following morning we ate breakfast at a cute little eatery across from our hotel called The Wave,

...that served the best omelets and hash browns on the planet.

...and oh-so-fluffy giant pancakes, which Romaine and I split.

     After breakfast we headed north again, this time to the beach town of Encinitas.

...to Moonlight Beach.

...where the water had returned to a sparkling blue in the bright sunshine.

    From the beach we walked all around the  town,

...then back to the beach.

     When lunch time rolled around we drove to a cute nearby  shopping center that looked promising,

...where we found an equally  cute restaurant called Rimel's Rotisserie.

   The food was good. We started out with an appetizer of sesame broccoli,

   Romaine had some yummy fish tacos with slaw,

...while I had yummy chicken tacos with rice.

   On our drive back to Imperial Beach we were treated to some beautiful views of San Diego Harbor,

...followed by some beautiful views from our hotel room in Imperial Beach of the fading sunlight.

     Romaine stayed one more day in San Diego,

...but the following morning I was at the San Diego Airport,

...and eight hours later was looking out the plane window over the night skyline of frigid Columbus, Ohio

​Now check it out at The Columbus Metropolitan Library 
Or The Bexley Public Library

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