Oh my! When I lived in San Diego and North County in the late 80's, the area was the best kept secret in the world. Granted, I shared that secret with a million plus other folks, but they were mostly strangers to me.
There’s still that ribbon of land along the PCH stretching from the south of Point Loma, north through La Jolla, Torrey Pines, Del Mar, Solana Beach, Lucadia, Carlsbad and further. The lucky ones are still there and since there are no house boats on the Pacific, new comers have had to set up to the East a bit.
Many of these neighborhoods are well within walking, running or biking but certainly driving distance to a dead end or a path overlooking the Pacific. At the time, I lived just west of the Del Mar Racetrack (where the turf meets the surf) and all I had to do to take in a 180 degree view of the Pacific was stretch out on the couch. North America only had a few more feet to go before it ran out of land, and there I was. The perfect vantage to capture the sunset and the elusive 'green flash'. As a matter of fact I did see it (twice!). Honestly. I wish I was still there. Oh my!
