Camino California Missions: Day 2: San Diego-Cardiff by the Sea. 12. 5 miles.

Thursday, June 9, 2016

Day 2: San Diego-Cardiff by the Sea. 12. 5 miles.

Good Pilgrim deed of the day: we saved a golden lab that was running frantic in busy traffic and who was nearly hit by cars multiple times. We got the dog to come to us and called the owner. The owner was already looking for him and arrived promptly. Hardly a word was exchanged between us, but Dewey the old and sweet dog was returned safe and we continued on our way.

We found out quite quickly that the San Diego Hills are quite brutal on the feet. The Torrey Pines path was a beautiful respite from the heavy traffic. I was expecting cooler weather as we got nearer the coast. Unlike our foggy Monterey Bay, Del Mar was very hot. We went to Board & Brew to rest and eat. I had imagined with a name like Board & Brew the they would have a wide selection of craft beers. They did not. I was tired, too, hot, and approaching heat exhaustion. We called an Uber to take us the last 5 miles we had to go. It took me a few hours to recover.

I learned that Southern California is much warmer than our central coast. I will take measures from now on to protect myself from the sun and heat. In the end we stayed in an absolutely lovely Air B & B, in Cardiff by the Sea.