Sunset at Imperial Beach

One of the advan­tages of liv­ing in south­ern Cal­i­for­nia is the imme­di­ate access to count­less beaches.  While attend­ing the Sand­cas­tle Com­pe­ti­tion a few weeks ago, I won­dered to myself what Impe­r­ial Beach was like nor­mally, with­out all the crowds. So yes­ter­day, as the day started com­ing to an end, feel­ing a nice breeze com­ing through the front door, I asked Janka if she would like to go and catch the sun­set in I.B.

It was already a bit after six but the sun seemed high enough in the sky for us to make it in time.  We grabbed the cam­era and tri­pod and headed down I-5.  Parking spots were avail­able right on Shore Drive and there were only a cou­ple of fam­i­lies out enjoy­ing the sunset.  I noticed quite a few real estate signs and began think­ing how nice it would be to live this close to the beach.

I love the sound, the smell, and the feel of the beach.  The only part I could have done with­out were the swarms of Kelp Flies.  I’ll take the good with the bad though; and the slight irri­ta­tion caused by the flies was barely noticed by Janka or myself.  Great way to begin a Sat­ur­day night.