Extraordinary Desserts - Amazing Dessert Shop - downtown San Diego

This dessert shop that Sandi took me to in downtown San Diego was amazing...
Not only did the desserts LOOK amazing...

They tasted AWESOME!

My pavlova and the sauce around it were delish!!

Ocean Beach & Area

Ah, the summer sights of beach cruisers...

Day 2 we took a cab to the closest beach which happened to be this one.
Arriving @ the beach area...

And spotted one of the 1st brilliant ones who sat smoking beside the sign that advised otherwise...

And Bubba here who seemed to have lost his Harley...but he had a candy bar...

The view from our breakfast spot...

And up the street...

And a neat old Volvo...

And some of the houses nearby...

And many volleyball games + this dude...

A delightful sight for my winter eyes...

And who can't enjoy watching how much fun kiddos have at the beach...

And what trip to the beach is complete w/o a pic of the sand & shells...

Or a few pics of surfers...

ha...and a pic of this guy & his pooch...

And we took the time to read the war memorials...this was one of my favourites...

And this dog enjoyed a different view for the non-canines...

Which means he missed seeing this little "I-DO-IT-MINESELF" guy and his matching Dad...

And as we headed for a stroll out the pier, I had to stop & admire these little spots behind us up on the cliffs...

And the kiddos looking for critters & treasures in the tide pools...

And the views of the beach...

As well as some fashionettes...

And fishermen...

And surfers...

And every moment to help me forget what winter & snow look/feel like...

Then we headed off for a wander thru the shops...

Which included quite a variety, like antiques...

Rows of palm trees...

Unique, blue sidewalk squares...

Old cars/vans...

Candy stores... And colourful flowers...

The Marina

I was reminded that I was meant to live by water...
So I thoroughly enjoyed my view for a week...

And watching all the activity...or lack thereof in the marina.

Quite a few people in this one row came & spent the weekend on their boats...

And then there was this guy who cruised around on his paddleboard daily.

I enjoyed the glassy waters each morning...

Which seemed to be soon followed by a variety of colours each evening...

This evening was my favourite...and coincidentally my last evening in SD.

Loved it!

The hotel & sunsets...

My balcony provided a nice observation deck each eve to watch the sunset...
And to appreciate colours, lights & shadows in the marina...

Which were quite rosy this evening as you can see.

The first day we arrived was the warmest, so we headed directly to the pool...

Which was kept super clean and quite quiet.

As I headed around the marina to take pics, I was appreciating the blues...

And of course another bright, SD sunset.