California Coastline Jaunt (part 2)
The last morning we were in California, it was a very cold and merky day. We had done so much running around, back and forth to Newport, Del Mar and Irvine…that I felt like I had no time to relax. We rolled out of bed and decided to go find a beach, sit on a bench, let me drink coffee and just do nothing.
We ended up in Leucadia, which is about 25 miles north of San Diego and actually part of Encinitas.
It is a great, old time beach town, with newer, modern areas sprinkled in. Although real estate is less expensive there than it is in Laguna Beach, Newport or Del Mar…it still is shocking to see what $500,000 buys you.
For the sake of comparison, the recent median sale price for homes in Encinitas was just under $800,000 recently, compared to that of Laguna Beach which is $1,800,000 at this juncture.
I was promised coffee and donuts on the beach on this morning, and my tour guide delivered. We came across Leucadia Donut Shop which was a fun and kooky place. The walls were adorned with literally years of photos of customers. There was a line out the door.
We got our donuts after people watching at the small shop for a while. A sweet dad stopping to get his small kids a treat before church, another dad with his kids…all still in their pajama pants. After agreeing on the inappropriateness of pajama pants in public, we headed to the beach, to sit and visit and breathe.
Sunday morning surfers were speckled around in their wetsuits. Although Leucadia may not have been as fancy and high end as Laguna or Del Mar, it was so cozy and relaxing that it was one of the best parts of the trip and I see why people are fortunate to call it home.
If only I’d of had my wet suit with me!
-SDS
-November 26, 2013–
-SDS
