Easter Sunday, for us Baha’is, is a day of confirmation that God always does what He says He will do.  I did what I said I would do, this past Easter, getting up early, having a cup of coffee and a bowl of oatmeal at Day’s Inn, then going to a cafe in Little Italy and enjoying  fresh coffee and a lemon poppy seed bun.  By then, it was 11 AM and I called Aram, to find he had roused himself and was ready for our jaunt over to Coronado.  We stopped at Sushiya, east of the airport, for lunch.  The food was fair to middling this time around, and the waitress obviously wasn’t too keen on having to work on Easter, but we ate our fill and set out for the island.

Coronado seems like a little brother to La Jolla- smaller, flatter and with a more compact business district.  It has a signature piece, the Hotel del Coronado, which struck me as being somewhat like Walt Disney’s original Fantasyland.  Aram and I made a counterclockwise journey, from the city park to the “Hotel Del” and back around.  We were able to get up close to all these sights that are visible from San Diego Tuna Fleet Park.

It’s always nice to start a walk in southern California near a Live Oak, when possible.  This one graces a park east of downtown.

The business district has its share of funky shops and a small hotel or two.  One shop that pleased us is Yogurt Escape.  I have taken to the sort of shop that has several choices of yogurt flavours, and of course, the requisite toppings.  Yogurt Escape features fresh fruit toppings, a plus in my book.

Rounding the bend, near Village Inn (a business hotel, not a restaurant), we came to the expansive beach on Coronado’s west side.

Some lucky folks have managed to set aside enough to live here, year round.  Their small, but pricey, homes are well-kept and well-coiffed.

The Grand Dame, however, is Hotel del Coronado.  This is to the island what Mission Inn is to Riverside, La Valencia to La Jolla and El Tovar to the Grand Canyon.

Some friends have mentioned staying in the “Hotel Del”.  I can imagine it’s a fine experience.