Gringalicious in San Diego Travel Series - Part 5 La Jolla Cove

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Okay, for the second part of the day, my sister @fullofhope and I headed to The La Jolla Cove and called an Uber to get us there. Well, this is a bit of a funny story. The address that I’d entered was in La Jolla but I’d somehow entered the address of a home up on this huge hill so our poor Uber driver, who barely spoke English, took us way up to this neighborhood full of these magazine-worthy homes and we were so confused until I realized my mistake.

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The driver kindly took us to the right place afterwards and I tipped him for the trouble, but I still feel bad about it. Sis and I agreed it was hilarious and we were both glad to get to see an area we wouldn’t have otherwise.

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When we finally arrived there and had a great time taking photos of the beach, the water, the cove, the sea lions, the rocks, and of course each other. Oh, and the weather out there was so perfect.

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There are signs everywhere warning against getting too close to the sea lions but that didn’t seem to stop anyone. I could definitely imagine how they could be very dangerous when in the water or if you made them feel threatened, but as they were on the rocks, it’s hard to picture them being anything more than the cute and floppy creatures they seemed.

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There were even some little ones that were calling to their mothers, awwww. Now I’m not gonna lie, they didn’t smell very wonderful, but watching them was worth ignoring the unpleasant stench.

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After our day at the cove we got back to the hotel and walked towards a restaurant that I’ve heard of since I was little, but I’ve never eaten there. It’s called Claim Jumper and they serve classic country style meals.

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I was trying to explain the name to my sister, as she was unfamiliar with the history of the California Gold Rush and didn’t know what a claim jumper was. The food was so good and we ate outside on the patio by the water in the most perfect evening weather imaginable.

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I’d definitely recommend a visit to any of these places, but especially La Jolla. Actually, Seaport Village also, we went there multiple times because we enjoyed it so much.

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Looks like you have an amazing time out there!

good for you
See those wonderful animals,The restaurant .. I liked the place
Well done great post

thanks so much for you comments @slimanepro

Nice photos. Thank you!

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I am so curious what claim jumper is :P I have never heard about it. It seems that I am not familiar with California Gold Rush too ;)

It's part of the history of the USA, not sure you need to spend time learning. I'd suggest you continue creating great Steem content - LOL. Thanks so much for the continued support @xuanito

Yeap, you're right! Today I am cooking duck breast with cranberry sauce 😉 I would like to thank you also for your support! That means a lot to me and gives me a motivation to create good Steem content 😊

The stop sign said, "Stop," but it didn't say go. I'm lucky I even made it this far. I must have sat there for ten minutes. Staring. Wondering what to do.

Just think if it had been a "Dead End" sign. You might still be stuck. Well, I've always suspected you were a bit of a rebel @nonameslefttouse so good thing you decided to screw the rules.

Those Yield signs just make me paranoid... Anyway! You're good with that camera. When I look at photos, I always look for instances of pareidolia. Like how we see things in cloud formations. I saw a face in the clouds behind the stop sign. I see faces in the food. Faces in the reflections on the table. More in the rocks. Third from the bottom, the photo with the daisies(I think that's what those are, white flowers) I can see a figure dressed in black actually standing there. It's all the subconscious playing tricks. There's nothing there, but I still look for it, and I end up seeing it. Strange hobby I guess. Have a nice day!

Hey hi. Funny scene with the uber driver and it was kind of you to tip him for the trouble. And these are some gorgeous photographs. Travel is always beautiful. And yup sea lions can't do much trouble while on the rocks or land but can be fast and dangerous in water. Anyways the food is great and the photography is amazing. Also your sister is beautiful and you are even more. Have a wonderful time out there.

Oh, you flatter me @wa2qr. Thanks so much for the support and for the reply!

Pretty awesome pics wow i loved each one of it and the food pics were delicious awesome travelling experience :D

Happy traveling @gringalicious! And thanks as always for sharing our resource guide :)

The masses are coming. I think we've only seen the tiny little tip of the iceberg. I can tell by the quantity of new users that comment on my posts. So, I want to be able to share with them helpful info so that they have a better chance of success. The resource is a great source for that and I'm happy to share it.

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Beautiful girl and beautiful pictures and meal excellent post friend.

thanks so much

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