Initially, I thought I would take my vacation photographs in bite-sized pieces.
I would share with you step-by-step our progressive trip through Southern California.
But instead of showing you our first stop (Dana Point, CA), I am showing my second. Because really?
This is it. The beach from the summer I turned thirteen. This is where my obsession (and yearning) for California was born. My escape. My paradise.
I am so glad we found it. I am so glad it was a real place.
After so long, I just wasn’t sure.
We landed here for our first sunset of our trip and the first sight of surfers and dolphins.
It was pretty dim when I took the last few photos of surfers. They are hard-core riding to the very last drop of sunshine.
The clouds part, the rays disappear, and the sun melts into the Pacific Ocean.
We watch.
Enraptured.
It was a very moving display of color and light as the evening tide reached up to embrace the sun in its last good-bye for the day.
We lingered in the glow until we headed back to the hotel. The beach was a little chilly after sunset. Not quite the 100 degrees we were used to. The cool was a welcome friend.
So far, our trip was pretty amazing.
Of course, this is just the beginning…………stay tuned!
Wow… love the picture where the sun sets behind the bridge! Stunning… Love San Diego.. was there a couple of weeks back.
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I love these pictures! The sand, wave, surfers and sunset are all my favorite things! Geez! I wish I was there with you :p
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Love it! Thanks for sharing!! I want to be there!!
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Beautiful captured, Angelia. You did a great job. Say hi To Jason from us, please.
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Hi Ellen!
It was great seeing you. Isn’t my wife talented? 🙂 Hope we get a chance to run into you guys sometime soon.
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OHMYGAWD!!!!! These are so fabulous. I love them. Took. My. Breath. AWAY! Whew!
(Panting a little bit. REALLY, took my breath away, Girl!)
Lived in California all my life, I have never been to Ocean Beach. So thanks for taking me there.
So glad it was all that you held in your memory, in your heart. Can’t wait to hear more about it and see more! XOXOXOXO
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What a lovely place! I can see why you fell in love with it. Both the sunset and surfer shots are amazing!
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What a gorgeous beach and sunset!! I can see why you fell in love!
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Absolutely stunning pictures! Looks amazing!
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Gorgeous! I love the one with the light shining directly above the pier. I can see why you never forgot it : ) And it’s true, a surfer will stay in the water till they can’t see it. Kind of like a kid who won’t sleep because they might miss something!
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Absolutely gorgeous shots!
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The line “watched the sun melt…” with that picture? Perfection.
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Oh, I love that place. Amazing. Thanks for helping me relive it!
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That third shot…beautiful.
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Beautiful, particularly the sunset ones.
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I love the pictures!
I imagine myself being there 🙂
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These pics are beautiful!
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Your pictures are wonderful, of course! Gorgeous!!
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I love all of the pier photos! I’ve always been a sucker for water sunsets. Seeing them reminds me of my childhood growing up on the Lake Erie coast… except we didn’t have a giant pier, dolphins or surfers there 😉
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Your sunset shots are truly inspiring and beautiful! The show that you don’t need an enormous amount of color for stunning sunset pictures. Great post all around!
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beautiful photos! I’m going to have to go find that beach now, we usually go to Corona del mar. 🙂 I’m glad you enjoyed Ca so much!
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I love that OB sign. The sunsets are pretty amazing there!!
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Gorgeous pictures, I wish I was there!
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WEEEEEE! Love the atmosphere and unique charm of Ocean Beach!!! And the silhouettes, it so easy to catch it there. We have the same opening pic. 😀 Me needs to go to Dana Point. I’m itching curious about that place.
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O….M…..Geeeee! Go to Dana Point! It’s one of my all-time favorite places. I’m gonna find my post on it. It’s somewheres around here. 🙂
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Okay, I won’t look that much but I’ll post it on my Travel Bucket List page as a reminder.
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https://youthinkyoucanblog.wordpress.com/2011/09/07/hanging-at-the-harbor-dana-point-california/
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