SAN DIEGO GETAWAY

When we went to Ruth Stephens funeral we stayed at a hotel one night in Bountiful and they were having a promotion; stay one night, get another free night b/4 June 5th, so a couple of weeks ago we took a jaunt down to San Diego. There's a quilt shop I've been wanting to see in El Cajon so we drove there first and I spent about an hour oohing and aahing while Dad took a rest in the car and looked up restaurants in the area.

 El Cajon is 20 minutes east of San Diego and very "countrified". We drove around for awhile enjoying the beauty of the area. We then found the restaurant that Dad thought would be fun to try. "Yelp" highly recommended it and it had a lot of good reviews. It is strictly Mexican food in the style of Mexico City.

The reviews said don't be put off by the strip mall where it is quite tacky and many of the businesses are shut down. 

They were right!

 I had a chili (not chili relleno but can't recall the name) stuffed with potatoes and herbs and chicken. Very different but delicious.

 Dad had the Entomatado Pork in a fresh roasted tomatillo chili sauce with tender cactus! A little spicy but he said it was very good.

 The sign made sure we knew which place to go!

 They had a cute little patio, but we preferred to eat inside.

We then drove to Coronado Island and saw the famous Hotel Del (where they filmed Some Like It Hot) and enjoyed driving around the rest of the island. We had come into the island the "back" way and left the island going over the Coronado Bridge to San Diego.

Hotel Del in front, and the Coronado Bridge in the background.

We spent some time driving in downtown San Diego before heading to Shelter Island and our hotel. The hotel was especially nice.

 The hotel entrance.

From the entrance looking out to the parking lot and then the ocean.

 After we settled we took a drive up to Point Loma to see the Point Loma Light House but it was closed so we drove around the Cabrillo National Cemetery and were deeply touched by all those who have served in the Navy. Thousands & thousands of graves. If you served in the Navy and meet certain requirements you can be buried there. 

 There were several miles of the similar number of graves. Sobering.

 Since we were still pretty full from lunch we went to a restaurant called The Brigantine and just had a cup of clam chowder and an appetizer for our dinner.

The next day we drove all around downtown San Diego before heading up the coast. The drive home was beautiful as usual.

This was there to greet us when we arrived home. Right now, all around Southern California the Jacaranda trees are in bloom.

It was a nice two day get-away.