North , South and Central America on the Nieuw Amsterdam photo travelogue. Easter 2022 .

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 There was plenty of warnings as we made our way along

 

 

 

 

We were discussing how the dark sand reminded us of the Volcanic beach that we saw at Vik , Iceland

 

 

 

There are also rogue or sneaker waves that can drag you out to sea

 

 

 

 

Just after we mentioned it and took this photo we had a wave that came up and almost pinned us to the cliff . I jumped to try to keep from getting wet and scraped my knee against the large rock . 

 

 

We started to walk faster and to move away from the narrow area area to the wider beach area before the tide caught us .

 

 

 

 

The Top Gun school for pelicans

 

 

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The next stop was Torrey Pines Glider port

 

 

 

Up , up and away - but beware of gliders

 

 

and helicopters

 

 

Reach out and touch someone

 

 

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La Jolla

 

 

 

 

 

 

A nice place to watch wildlife

 

 

 

 

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We moved our luggage from Glorietta Bay Inn April 27th to the Del Coronado and requested an upgrade. It was quite a splurge with almost $1000/night for a partial ocean view. There were Oceanfront Cabanas with fire pits available for $1879/night . We checked in late afternoon and went for a walk around the hotel grounds and to look for lunch .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We split a Mahi fish taco that was very filling

 

 

Edited June 17, 2022 by scubacruiserx2

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A little walk around the Del and checking out dining options

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pizza is near the convenience store

 

 

 

 

The Sundeck dining area and menu

 

 

 

The Sheerwater Breakfast Cafe and Dinner Menu

 

 

 

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A look at the Sheerwater Cafe

 

 

 

A couple of views from the Del

 

 

It helps to have long arms to reach the TP on the door

 

 

The view from the hall

 

 

They were placing new boards down on front porch and ramp

 

 

 

 

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The Winsor Lawn is 26,000 sq. ft. of plastic grass and is a chance to get a drone's eye camera view that I can't get .

 

 

 

We were awoken early by a front end loader that began beach resurfacing before the sun came up and we got to see the Majestic Princess sail in from our window

 

 

 

These birds was pulling fibers for a nest

 

 

We stayed in the area that is marked you are here on the map and we wouldn't recommend staying here if you are a light sleeper like I am .

 

 

The rear parking lot was here and many people came in late all hours of the night directly below us and a number of young ladies we hanging out and talking very loud . 

 After dark a flashing approach light for the North Island Naval Air Station resembling about a thousand feet of strobe light ran all night long and lit the room . 

 

 

 

 At night it wasn't too bad but during the day there is a lot military traffic mostly helicopters and you could almost feel the Osprey as they flew over .

 

We did get to see the helicopters practicing a swimmer recovery at a long distance

 

 

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The promenade between the beach and the Del Coronado Hotel . The firepit Cabanas are on the right .

 

 

The Promenade and beach are public property

 

 

Del Coronado property

 

 

Please keep the carpet clean

 

 

Future build Del 

 

 

Keeping it safe

 

 

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Most everyone knows the old Boat House’s history by now. She was built in 1887 as a template for workers to practice on before constructing the actual Hotel del Coronado, which, they built in 1888, and in under a year.

 

https://coronadotimes.com/news/2016/01/07/coronados-oldest-restaurant-building-outlasts-mother-nature/

 

We stayed in the Del only 1 night and decided that the busyness was more that we enjoyed . We did request and receive cancelation and had made a request to return to the Gloretta Bay Inn and they reduced the price to $250 a night per night for 2 nights and also gave us a free Calamari at the Old Boat house which was excellent .

 

 

We also had the Baked Crab and Artichoke Dip

 

 

 

Pat had the Rock Lobster and I had the scallops and a Mai Tai

 

 

 

 

We split a very good Key Lime Pie and everything was very good - except the service . We did speak to Sean the Manager who wound up taking very good care us .

 

 

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A little walk in the neighborhood

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Coronado Dunes

 

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Miguel's Cocina

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Clayton's Coffee Shop - A Happy Days rerun . Where we had breakfast when we stayed at the Del .

 

https://www.gosandiego.com/restaurant/claytons-coffee-shop-coronado/

 

 

 

 

We saw a Top Gun Maverick clone with his back to us outside

 

 

 

Complete with Rock around the clock on the table jukebox - A 9

 

 

 

 

 

The OJ tasted fresh

 

 

The eggs Benedict was decent , the gravy with the tiny sausage was like a frozen pizza sausage . The fried potatoes were like a thick chip and very tasty . Please give the Pinnacle Grill the recipe !

 

 

 

Edited June 22, 2022 by scubacruiserx2

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Another of our lunch stops was McP's

 

 

http://mcpspub.com/

 

Pat traces her linage through Ireland so we thought that we would honor her and the founder of the Pub Greg McPartlin who like me was about the same age as I and was also a Corpsman but he joined the SEAL'S . I had considered joining the SEAL'S for the physical challenge but didn't really want to murder people unless they were hurting me or my family .

  

 

They are located on the main street where there is a HOHO stop

 

 

We didn't get a photo of the Toucan in Costa Rica but we did spy one here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had the clam chowder in a Sourdough Bread Bowl and Shepard's Pie

 

 

The Shepard's Pie was more of a Cottage Pie as it used beef broth and ground beef instead of Lamb like a proper Shepard's Pie . It had a lot of gravy .

 

 

 

The soup and bread were good but my wife makes a better Cottage and Shepard's Pie

 

Edited June 22, 2022 by scubacruiserx2

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The outside Beer Garden was what McP's referred to as the PADDY-O

 

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It seemed like something was always going on at the Promenade in front of the Del Coronado .

 

 

 

 

 

A set up for a wedding proposal

 

 

A couple of Osprey V-22's . Whoomp , Whoomp Whoomp !

 

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Thank you for the wonderful post and all of the videos and pictures!

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6 hours ago, seagarsmoker said:

Thank you for the wonderful post and all of the videos and pictures!

 

You're welcome , thanks for going along for the ride .

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Another walk along the Del Coronado Beach 

 

 

 

 

We don't have kelp in Florida

 

 

 

 

 

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On the way to the beach

 

 

 

 

 

This looks like a black and white photo - but it's not

 

 

The wedding proposal

 

 

And a flyover

 

 

Edited June 26, 2022 by scubacruiserx2

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A couple of souvenirs - How many places and things can you recognize from our visit ?

 

 

A copy of the car , it's color and the same year as the car that I drove to and in San Diego in 1973 . It's also the car that I was driving when I met my future wife .

 

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Mister Sand Man at work

 

 

The wedding proposal

 

 

We really like the Ice Cream here especially the Chery Vanilla

 

 

We were here at the wrong time but we would love to be here for Ice skating by the sea at Frostbite

 

 

 

https://hoteldel.com/events/skating-by-the-sea/

 

 

 

The night before we left San Diego there were a lot of Police cars and Fire trucks parked near the Del . The local TV station was there also . It seemed to be a luau theme of sorts - complete with gas powered fire to stay warm .

 

 

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What a romantic proposal place

 

 

 

 

The movie that made the Del Coronado a star , Some like it Hot  ( Which co-stars Marilyn Monroe , Tony Curtis and Jack Lemon ) is on this evening on TCM @ 8pm .

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What to do when you have this view and the Gala dinner on HAL .

 

 

 

 

We love dinner on the balcony 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We loved our dinner here but our favorite HAL balcony is on the Zuiderdam . We had this room on the Zuiderdam in Iceland and Norway and to the ABC islands . The second video is the sunset in Copenhagen in the same cabin .

 

 

 

 

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Kong on top of the Empire State Building replica in the Neptune Suite lounge .