Post #43999 by thejab on Tue, Jul 22, 2003 12:41 PM

On 2003-07-22 11:53, spy-tiki wrote:
I WANT waves! Lots and lots of waves! no boats.

Just to add... I guess I don't need to actually be IN San Diego. I want to hit all the spots, but I really spend a lot of time IN the water. Snorkeling, Scuba (but not on this trip), body surfing, etc.

Anyone have any ideas? (I Do plan to hit the sites, but I REALLY want to get into the water and out of this HEAT!

[ Edited by: spy-tiki on 2003-07-22 11:58 ]

You want to stay in Pacific Beach or Mission Beach. There are plenty of places to stay right on the beach or a short walk. If you're on a low budget there's a Banana Bungalow hostel in PB. There's even a motel on Crystal Pier! The body surfing can be real good in PB.

http://www.welovepb.com/

The only drawback is that Shelter Island is a good drive away (20-30 minutes). A closer beach to Shelter Island is Ocean Beach. It's a real crunchy scene there but the people are friendly and there's an amazing underwater themed bar downtown called Pacific Shores.

An interesting article about OB:
http://www.sandiegomag.com/issues/august97/ob.shtml

For snorkeling the La Jolla cove area should be checked out. It's also a nice place to stay but very expensive.