La Jolla Shores Beach Photos
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La Jolla Shores Beach is a sandy playground for kids and a haven for surfers, kayakers, scuba divers, photographers, joggers and walkers
Every Saturday morning I do a big walk on La Jolla Shores Beach with my friend Ursula. We talk and laugh and solve the problems of the world – all in just under two hours. However, this week she’s visiting family in Switzerland, so I took a camera along for company.
I’d only gone a short distance when I passed a patch of nasturtiums growing wild by the side of the road.
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A wide variety of plants grow in San Diego’s mild climate – some, like these nasturtiums, self seed.
Soon after, I spotted my neighbor biking back from La Jolla Shores Beach with his kids. Snap. Snap.
Further along I passed Hotel La Jolla, which was the focus of a Getaway contest on my Authentic Luxury Travel site earlier this year. The couple who won are staying at the hotel this weekend and, as promised, my husband and I joined them for drinks last night. Hiatus, the hotel’s attractive open-air lounge, is a huge asset to our area.
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Hiatus, the lounge at Hotel La Jolla, offers seating in front of a big open fire or around the pool.
I cut down through the La Jolla Shores business and dining area, which includes several kayak rental places, some good restaurants and the La Jolla Shores Hotel. The hotel – home of the Shores Restaurant – and it’s neighbor the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club are the only places to stay in San Diego that are right on the beach.
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The Shores Restaurant at the La Jolla Shores Hotel has a great view of the beach. On more than one occasion I’ve watched dolphins surfing in the waves during lunch.
As I reached the sand, I bumped into the winners coming back from a beach walk. It was a perfectly glorious day and they were having a great time. After last night’s drinks, my husband and I went home to leftovers, but they had dinner in Cusp on the hotel’s 11th floor and raved about how good it was.
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Cusp, on the 11th floor of Hotel La Jolla, serves a great view as well as Chef Donald Lockhart’s delicious meals.
La Jolla Shores Beach was busy as usual with kayakers, scuba divers, walkers, runners, surfers, and sand castle builders.
I feel very lucky to live in this area and love sharing it with visitors. If you come, I’ll be happy to help plan your trip.
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There’s no shortage of shops offering kayak rentals and surf lessons in the La Jolla Shores business district.