Category Archives: Beach Culture

The local sharkscape

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

There’s talk that never before have so many leopard sharks congregated off the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club. That would be strange if true. This species (Triakis semifasciata) is known for showing up en masse when the water is warmest … Continue reading →

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Mr. Lerach’s Garden

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

If Bill Lerach’s estate had not been included in this past Saturday’s Secret Garden Tour of Old La Jolla, I’m not sure I would have gone.  The tour is one of the most expensive of the almost two dozen spring … Continue reading →

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Disappearing Act

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

As if Sunday’s quake weren’t enough to remind us of the instability of our world, the San Diego Union’s article yesterday about the ongoing shrinkage of Bird Rock in southern La Jolla provided another jolt. I drove to the end of Bird … Continue reading →

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Beach boy

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

I never intended for Travels in San Diego to be a forum for San Diego dog news, let along bulldog news, but I can’t resist saluting the Beach & Bay Press’s article today about Floyd the skateboarding bulldog.  Is this … Continue reading →

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Surfing Sanctuary

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Jeannette De Wyze

The new home of the California Surf Museum opened February 16, and it took me way too long to check it out. Having finally rectified that, I can report that it’s worth the trip. I plan to stop in again any time … Continue reading →

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Surfdogs

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Jeannette De Wyze

  One of the best opportunities for taking in some of San Diego’s quirkiest beach life will occur tomorrow (Saturday, June 20) in Imperial Beach. If the 4th annual surf dog competition (sponsored by Loews Coronado resort) is anything like the one I attended 2 … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentine’s Shovel

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Jeannette De Wyze

Strolling down Bayside Walk in Mission Beach the other morning, we appreciated Patt Miller’s unique Valentine to the community: a cheery row of pink, red, and white plastic sand shovels dangling from the metal awning of her cottage just south of … Continue reading →

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The Low-Down

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Jeannette De Wyze

Here’s another wintry San Diego pleasure: it’s the time to enjoy extreme low tides. The local shoreline of course experiences low tides (usually two) every day. But the lows only get remarkably low when the moon lines up with the … Continue reading →

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Endless Surf

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Jeannette De Wyze

A rare opportunity to revisit one of the seminal influences in global surf culture will take place this coming Saturday, November 8, at 8 p.m. when filmmaker Bruce Brown presents a live narration of his 1966 classic, The Endless Summer. … Continue reading →

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Under the Sea

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Jeannette De Wyze

Anyone who enjoys the beach should love The Map, the depiction of La Jolla Underwater Park and Ecological Reserve unveiled September 12 at La Jolla Shores. Created on a once-unlovely 2300-square-foot corner of Kellogg Park between the park’s south comfort station … Continue reading →

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