Las Vegas 2005: San Diego Seals

From Carlsbad we drove south along the Pacific coast towards San Diego, first stopping for a couple of ocean pics:

We drove into La Jolla, following some nice roads winding through the town and leading up to a view point & memorial:

 

We then stopped on the beach front to have a walk around, but noticed a crowd of people – and then saw what they were looking at! Apparently it is the time of year when seals come onland to raise their pups – and a large number had chosen a small beach in La Jolla; they seemed undisturbed by all the people (who at least were keeping their distance):

Later, after a quick drive into San Diego for dinner, we returned to our “Sweetheart” room in the Cardiff Lodge – the room has heaps of character, being curved and designed with hearts everywhere, but sadly is in dire need of some repainting and other sprucing up: