First, I want to list what I don’t like about San Diego.

1) Weather never really changes. It is so boring. I am not saying I want to midwest heat/freeze but a bit of a season, more rain would be nice
2) We are not near the desert, we pretty much live in a desert but most keep trying to have a yard like we are in the Pacific Northwest.
3) Because of 2), very few trees except old established neighborhoods
4) Because we are so spread out there are no real ethnic neighborhoods. For example while there is large east Asian mix along Convoy and Mira Mesa it is a far cry from Litle Tokyo, Koreatown, Monteray Park, up in LA.

But then again I rode my bike home yesterday from work in RB to Encinitas. Going over the connection from Bernardo Center to Carmel Valley Road along the north end of Black Mountain I can see for miles the valley beneath to the north. (Here hoping that the housing downturn will keep it undeveloped for a while longer). I love the feel of the beach towns as I ride through Del Mar, Solana Beach and Encinitas.
This morning as I head South along 101 I see surfers to my right and when the sun hits it just right the ocean surface sparkles like a necklace.

Vegabondo complained that the water is cold. Actually it has been getting warmer earlier in the Season. It used to be common for the water to remain into the low 70s well into Sep. The last few times I went to the beach the water felt much warmer than that already.