Thursday, March 6, 2014

The Last Sleepy Surf Town In Socal

By Terry Hunefeld


Encinitas has a different vibe than any of the beach towns north of San Diego - but what is it that makes it so captivating, so special? Many feel its because Encinitas is still lost in time back in the 1960s when California was a much simpler place with small roadside motels along Highway 101. Encinitas hotels didn't exist back in the 60s, nor were there any Encinitas Bed and Breakfasts or hotels in Del Mar or the Cardiff Lodge.

Encinitas is home to funky old hotels, the Plant Lady, The Roxy Restaurant (where you can get a glass of rum and an ice cream cone), cute boutiques, romantic bed & breakfasts, a seaside bazaar, eclectic Italian Bistros, Roberto's Taco Shop, romantic Encinitas bed and breakfasts and Swami's Surf Beach - that's why it's been called "San Diego's Surf Town."

Business people and surfers alike stand in line in front of Roberto's Taco Shop every day. The sidewalks along the Pacific Coast Highway (U.S. 101) in "downtown" are lined with outdoor restaurants and funky shops. Talk about laid back - tourists and kids can be seen any day walking barefoot through Encinitas in swim suits. You will find surfers from 5 states waxing down their surfboards (just like the Beach Boy's sang in Surfin' U.S.A.) for a session at Swami's Surf Beach before they return to their Encinitas Bed and Breakfast or Carlsbad Inn.

Moonlight Beach has the best of San Diego beaches and is an easy walk from the Inn At Moonlight Beach Bed and Breakfast Inn. It's a great spot to soak up some sun, enjoy a game of pickup volleyball, have a picnic or cookout at the big fire-rings, try your hand at surfing or boogie-boarding, body surf, read a book, people watch or just kick back and "chill." You won't find a better beach in Encinitas to work on your tan.

There is an intimate B&B in Encinitas, more romantic than any Cardiff Lodge or Encinitas hotels, situated overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Moonlight Beach. Ann Dunham is the hostess of this romantic San Diego Beach Bed and Breakfast, said to be more romantic than Del Mar Hotels and more lovely than the Carlsbad Bed and Breakfasts.

The four suites at the Inn At Moonlight Beach are decorated like the rooms you'd find in a French Seaside hotel or inn along the Mediterranean. Each suite has a private bath and refrigerator. What makes Ann's Encinitas bed & breakfast really special is that she bakes delicious home-made, warm-from-the-oven pastries for breakfasts every morning.




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