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    Guests at Shelter Island
    Cabrillo Monument, but the cool thing...... is the amazing view onto the bay from the lighthouseMision San Diego de AlcalaThe HMS Surprise reconstructed frigateSan Francisco bay steam ferryFerry splendorSubmarine DolphinStar of India, apparently the oldest still actively sailing ship in the world

    San Diego Day 3

    November 27, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

    Today I travel into the history of San Diego and the settlement of Alta California. Starting with a walk on 1950s playground Shelter Island, back to 1542 when Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo become the first European to set foot onto California, forward again to 1769 when the first Spanish Mission and with it settlement was founded, finishing at the Maritime Museum with historic ships and reconstructions spending five centuries.Read more