La Jolla, California - (Pronounced "La Hoya")
in Spanish means "The Jewel".
in Spanish means "The Jewel".
La Jolla is located 15 minutes from downtown San Diego and is known for it's wonderful beaches, fine restaurants, boutique shopping, art galleries, and beautiful natural scenery. In addition, La Jolla is home to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the University of California, San Diego. It is also home to many Bio-Tech and software companies.
This past weekend, I found myself wondering around La Jolla and while I was there I decided to go on a quest to find a beautiful sunset. It was a bit cloudy and cool most of the weekend but cool is relative. La Jolla has an annual average temperature of 70.5 degrees F. Most of the weekend was in the upper 60's. Not exactly beach weather but certainly nothing to complain about. I spent most of my time outside and my reluctance to use any sunscreen resulted in a tad bit of a burn. The first, and hopefully the last of the year. Here's a question: Is it just me or is the sun getting stronger? The last 5 or so years I've noticed that I have a reduced tolerance of the sun. I'm guessing it's an age thing. I didn't seem to have this problem in my 20's. Anyway, moving on...... My second night in town I was able to find this view. The photo doesn't really do it justice but I thought it was quite remarkable the way the sun was shinning through the clouds and reflecting off of the water.
The third evening in La Jolla I had some better luck. Sandwiched between the 1904 Wisteria Cottage and the Contemporary Art Museum is a perfect place to watch the sun setting.
A gift to the La Jolla Historical Society by Ellen Clark Revelle July 25, 2008
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego - La Jolla
Alas, I found it! A fitting close to a wonderful day! The sun setting on the water! There's a nice viewing area immediately to the right of the museum.
But wait a second..... No day is complete without a nice meal and a drink.
Right near the intersection of Prospect and Jenner is a BBQ joint
I was in shorts and dressed pretty casually so this looked like a good bet.
I decided to stop by Joey's place - That's Joey's Smokin' B.B.Q. I picked the mixed ribs plate with cornbread and sweet potato fries and a lemonade. The ribs were good and the cornbread was sweet and moist. I also had a taste of one of their baked "sweet potatoes/yams". It was very tasty. Overall, I'd rate the food about a 7-plus but the service was impressively good. Don't just take my word for it check out some of these other reviews and form your own opinion:
Joey's Smokin' B.B.Q.
If you're in the mood for BBQ in La Jolla, I think it's worth a try.
Joey's Smokin' B.B.Q.
