On Wednesday, we drove down to Point Loma lighthouse and had a nice 2 mile hike along the coast overlooking the San Diego Bay and the city (picture of me in front of the view). The park around Point Loma is dedicated to Cabrillo, the Spanish or possibly Portuguese explorer credited with first landing on what is today San Diego.
In the afternoon, we went to Coronado and walked around the beach and visited one of the oldest surviving resort hotels in the western united states,
built in 1888, the Hotel Del Coronado (http://www.hoteldel.com/History.aspx). All of the old Hollywood A-listers have stayed there and more than a few movies shot, most notably Marilyn Monroe's 'Some Like it Hot' in 1958. President's Nixon and Reagan also hosted events there. We didn't have any great photos from the ground, so I thought I'd drop the one we took from Dan's friend - Doug's - airplane the next day. From the ground, we had no idea 'Coronado' was spelled on the beach! The hotel is on the lower left. In the evening we were back out on the San Diego bay with Dan, Alisha, and two of their friends (Israel and Heather) for a *very nice* dinner and three hour boat cruise, open bar, with dancing. It was spectacular. Here's a picture I took of the san diego skyline at night which we enjoyed all evening.
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