Silver Strand State Beach, San Diego

Just because I'm having an awful Monday, I'm going to write-up about a place that will always stay close to my heart. It's one of those places that is fairly ordinary but it will still blow you away. At least, that was what it did to me..

During the road trip, it was suppose to be Coronado Beach that I wanted to visit. Without a trusted GPS or a proper map for that matter (and me peering out to look for signboards), we missed the turn to Coronado Beach. And it looked awfully crowded!!

LESSON LEARNT: Never trust a tourist map on a tiny brochure, a third of roads gets drawn out into oblivion!!

As we were driving down, trying to find a a place to make a U-wey.. We came across a quiet beach. Perfect! "Let's just park the car so that we don't waste any time!" Because the whole purpose of going to the beach in winter was to take in the view of the Pacific Ocean in every imaginable shade of the fiery sunset.

And that was what we caught! A BEAUTIFUL sunset in a quiet beach. So quiet it seemed like we were the only ones on the beach. It was truly THE most memorable sunset ever.

The beach is located 4.5 miles south of the city of Coronado on Highway 75. The park is located on the sand-spit that forms the outer edge of San Diego Bay between Coronado and Imperial Beach. The park has 2.5 miles of ocean beach and 1/2 mile on the bay. The entrance to the park is from Highway 75, which serves as a divider between the ocean side of the park and the bay side.

It is a place that will hold many wonderful memories for me. And hence it's my favourite place thus far. Along with the wonderful memory that is etched within me, i remember the gorgeous scenery it had to offer.

It is such an underrated place (especially against Coronado!), but it was exceptionally beautiful.

Here are snippets of my memory of Silver Strand State Beach..