Wednesday, April 2, 2014

A Lost In Time Beach Town In California - Encinitas

By Terry Hunefeld


Encinitas is the quintessential Southern California beach town along the Pacific Ocean just north of San Diego. Men's Health magazine called it "Southern California's Last Sleepy Surf Town." You won't find big resort hotels in Encinitas. There are other cute towns and inns along the SoCal coast like the Del Mar Inn and Cardiff Lodge, but Encinitas is special - it's different from other beach towns in San Diego county because it is virtually lost in time - still locked in the 1960s.

Encinitas is still home to tiny roadside motels and hotels dating to the 1950's. You'll find a surf shop on every block. At the Roxy Restaurant you can enjoy a glass of rum and an ice cream cone. Encinitas is home to world famous Moonlight Beach and romantic Encinitas bed and breakfasts - that's why it's been called "San Diego's Coolest Beach Town."

Business people and surfers alike line up at Juanita's Taco Shop for lunch. The wide sidewalks along the historic Old Highway U.S. 101 in downtown Encinitas is jam-packed with outdoor restaurants. Tourists and kids can be seen walking around downtown barefoot in swim suits while other are waxing down their surfboards for a session at Moonlight Beach before heading back to their Encinitas Bed & Breakfast or Del Mar Inn near the beach.

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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