Today we woke up to a bright sunny day! We headed to our continental breakfast (which included little donuts), watched a little of the news (watched the jury read the verdict of the Casey Anthony trial), lathered up the sunscreen, and headed in the direction of the beach. It was about 10 or so blocks away but soon we were at the foot of the Hotel Del Coronado. This hotel sits right on the beach and it absolutely incredible. We had a little trouble trying to figure out how to get around the hotel and to the beach but soon we were there. Our toes in the sand. HOT sand. We were so excited. This was our official real beach day because even when we sat with Matt and Angel, it was chilly and we never got to take off our cover ups. Today we layed our towels down and stretched out in our bikinis soaking up the warm, very bright sun. We weren't there for long when this huge group of Asian people swarmed the area. This one man walked about 10 feet away from us, gave us the thumbs up sign, and then proceeded to take our picture. Awkward! The big group then headed down to the water to take pictures of everything..seaweed, random kids building a sand castle, the water. Plus they were all dressed in dress pants or skirts and shoes stayed on. It was very bizarre. The asian women took lots of pictures of each other in very odd poses. As quickly as they came though, they were gone and we went back to relaxing on the sand.
It didn't take long before we were very hot. We gathered up our stuff and headed on our journey along the water to the Naval Base..we were determined to see a Navy Seal while we were there. It was quite a walk but it was nice and cool by the water. Next thing we knew we were surrounded by dogs! We had reached the dog section of beach, "dog run". They were everywhere!! Big ones, little ones, old ones, puppies. They were chasing balls, jumping in the water, laying on the towel with their owners, or just running around like maniacs playing with each other. It was so fun to watch! We quickly spotted the big fence ahead of us though and realized we had reach the Navy Base. While we walked up from the beach to the gates of the base, we spotted him-- a Navy Seal, he HAD to be! Of course we weren't allowed in the base but it was very neat just to see.
We then walked back to town and headed to McP's bar and restaurant. This place is advertised as the place where Seals go. Of course none were there but the beer was cold and the jalapeno poppers were delicious! After awhile, we walked around town some before getting Dip-n-Dots-YAY- and heading back to our room.
Somehow I got some kind of stomach bug type thing and wasn't feeling well so Jen and I relaxed and vegged out in front of the tv. We intended to get up again and go out later but before we knew it, it was late. We are low on funds and I still wasn't feeling great so we ate a pop tart and some snacks we have here and just rested.
Optimism Column:
-after spending so much time looking for stars in Hollywood- it was kind of fun to be treated like the movie stars, getting our picture taken
-Navy Seals should be required to wear a shirt at all times that says "I am a Navy Seal"
-apparently sunscreen needs to be reapplyed after wearing a backpack to the beach or you get an awkward strap shaped sunburn
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| There was a restaurant called Brigantine!! |
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| Hotel Del Coronado |
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