After lunch at the Broken Yolk, we headed out to Cabrillo National Monument. This is also at the end of a long peninsula at Loma Point. First we checked out the monument.
Then we walked a short way up to the lighthouse on site. We were planning to climb to the top of the lighthouse but they have the observation tower closed right now. We went up as far as we could though.
It was still neat because they had the room intact where the lighthouse worker guy would live during his off-duty hours. It was meager accommodations and it was directly under the top of the tower. And the guy owned a LOT of hairbrushes!
Next we took the 2 mile hike from the upper lookout down nearer to ocean level. I think that was probably everyone's favorite part.
It was such a beautiful hike! There was a huge downhill grade, so a crazy steep uphill grade on the trip back up. There were views of the ocean nearly the whole way and we were able to see a ton of boats on the water. We also saw what we believe to be dolphins but they were far away and hard to confirm. Don't think my picture really caught anything:
But I still think it's pretty to look at. Finally we made it to the end of the trail. Proof:
We headed out to Coronado after that. It is typically called Coronado Island, although it truly is a peninsula. We drive over the famous Coronado bridge and then parked an headed to a beach to take in the sunset.
Final stop of the day was to Phil's BBQ, the best BBQ in San Diego. We tried to head there right after sunset but the line at this famed BBQ joint was wrapped around 2 sides of the restaurant. It was crazy! This place was also featured on Man vs. Food so I'm sure they stay pretty busy. We decided to go back to the hotel for awhile and have a late dinner (8:00) to give the line time to die down.
Unfortunately, when we went back there was still a pretty good sized line. I'm sure the picture doesn't do it justice.
We were met by an employee in line, and she passed out "newbie" stickers to us since it was our first time at Phil's. This was to tell employees that we needed extra assistance inside.
Austyn is sporting her newbie sticker proudly!
The sign is hard to read but it says "wait time from this point 21 minutes 14 seconds". Humor, I think.
We finally made it inside after a 54 minute wait. Their kids menu was limited and I was worried the kids would hate their food. In the end, they loved their food and it was Dave and I who ended up disappointed. The food was just so-so and the sauce was okay, but wasn't our taste. The sides were bland. We tried the macaroni salad, the baked beans, and the cole slaw. If you can get there at an off-peak time, then try it for yourself. It must be popular for a reason. But, I wouldn't recommend waiting an hour or more to get in. You may be disappointed.
Stay tuned for San Diego, Day 2!
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