On yet another day during our December San Diego visit we drove to Point Loma and the national monument at its tip honoring the first European explorer to find the beautiful bay, Juan Cabrillo.
This unmarked ship cruised into the entrance to the bay. It was painted in colors minimizing its visibility. The most logical explanation was that it was on a shakedown cruise by the shipbuilder and had not yet been accepted by the Navy. We were told that it was a docking craft and carried hovercrafts for beach landings and helicopters.
This statue honoring Juan Cabrillo was erected in the last few years.
Coronado Island is on the left. It actually is a spit or peninsula attached to the mainland at its south(far) end.
Across the entrance to the bay is the Naval Air Station, and to the right is downtown San Diego
From Point Loma we took freeways past downtown to cross the Coronado Bridge and visit Hotel Del Coronado, Years ago I attended a seminar there sponsored by the State Bar of Arizona.
Skaters were enjoying an ice rink in front of the hotel.
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