Weather reports indicated rain was coming for Wednesday and Thursday, so today was our best time to visit Cabrillo National Monument. The drive down took about 45 minutes. To get to the NM, you have to drive through a US Navy area on Point Loma, but the road was opened to the public today and we drove right on through. Cabrillo NM was established in 1913 but was only ½ acre. It was expanded in the 1970s to encompass the old Point Loma lighthouse, tidal pools on the western side of the point and some of the old WW2 harbor defense fortifications. We went to the visitor center, saw the park movie about Juan Cabrillo and enjoyed the exhibits before collecting our 61st Passport Stamp. We then walked out to the statue of Cabrillo and found that it had not been installed until 2018 even though the NM was named after him. We also toured the old Point Loma Lighthouse (1855-1891) and the WW2 fortifications (observation, weather station and radio house). Then we drove down to the tidal pools only to find that it was high tide and they were covered with water and waves. So we hiked the 1 mile beach trail before heading out of the park. Since it was lunchtime, we drove down to the harbor and had lunch at a restaurant with a view of the harbor. It was a very relaxing and enjoyable visit. But the drive back to Escondido was a slow crawl in traffic due to the rain and took twice as long to get back to the Wanderer. Were glad we don’t live here and have to put up with this traffic everyday!
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| Entrance Sign |
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| Statue of Cabrillo |
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| Old Point Loma Lighthouse |
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| Waves Breaking |
Waves breaking through and arched rock
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| Point Loma Coastline |
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| Navy Destroyer leaving San Diego Harbor |
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| US Navy LCS entering San Diego Harbor with downtown San Diego int he background |
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