March 3rd - When is an island not an island.....

.....when its Coronado of course!! Today was the day I overslept and woke to find it was nearly 9am - unheard of for me to get up so late. But after dashing around we were dressed and on our way to the trolley station. We took the Trolley to Santa Fe Station and from there we walked to Broadway pier. We bought our tickets for the ferry and hung around in the sunshine till the ferry arrived. Its a lovely journey across the bay to Coronado Island, which is not actually an island. The locals apparently think of it as an island tho!! It was lovely to see the water front from the ferry.

When we got to Coronado we weren't sure where to go, after asking someone we found the famous Hotel Del Coronado was on the other side of the 'island' a couple of miles away. So in the spirit of adventure we hopped on a local bus and headed off, couldn't go all that way and miss out on the famous hotel!   When we arrived at the hotel we just had to check out the famous Babcock and Story bar, we stopped for a beer and tortilla chips, and what can only be described as the best guacamole ever! It was silly expensive for what it was, but an experience not to be missed. 

Next stop was the beach, oh my god its beautiful! We just hung out there for ages, soaking up the sun and enjoying the day. We did finally drag ourselves away to go look around the town. There are some lovely shops, including an Italian Gelato store. The pannacotta gelato was scrumpious! Next door was an office supply store and there I found....wait for it.....STATIONERY! Oh happy days, I bought several packs on A4 sized printer paper, they had some lovely designs. I wish I could have had it all, hee hee. Coronado is a beautiful place, boy would we like to live there. Maybe if we win a few million!!

We finally headed back to the ferry landing and got the 5.30pm ferry back. From Broadway pier we made our way back to Mission Valley and headed to Target to do some shopping. From there it was dinner at the Tilted Kilt. Ah, yet another day ended with good food and chardonnay!