I admit it - I love avocados. I enjoyed them while living back East, with an occasional foray to a great Mexican place in Cambridge that made the best guacamole (other than mine, of course).
Now that I am here in California, my passion for avocados has increased, in part because they are so plentiful and cheap. I particularly like them grilled. And, since living here in the last 2 years I have also had:
Avodaco ice cream (yep, I did...it was quite good)
Avocado soup (both chilled and hot)
Avocado mousse
Another favorite, however (in keeping with the original purpose of this blog) is a small street in Leucadia (the quaint, funky part of Encinitas with a real surfing feel to it) called, what else, Avocado Street.
Avocado Streetis only 2 blocks long, leading from the coastal highway (Route 101) that runs from Oceanside south to Del Mar along the coast, over to Neptune, the most expensive Encinitas street as it runs along the bluff above the Pacific Ocean (homes there, at least detached ones, start around $1.5M and head up to about $9M). The end of the street near the 101 is pretty funky - cottages, apartments, vacation rentals closely line the short street, which is often packed with cars.
As you head up the hill (west) and crest the hill the beautiful Pacific comes into view. 100 feet later the street ends at Neptune. I guess my fondness for the street stems from my first house hunting trip to the area 3 years ago. My wife and I were at the RE/MAX convention downtown and decided to take time to look at houses, since we ere seriously thinking of a move.
The first Open House we went into was a house at the top of Avocado with great ocean views (bottom left photo, at top right). We were in love. Alas, timing was not right - we did not move for over a year later, but that house stayed in my memory. It is fun and drive by and dream (with a little regret as I expect it has appreciated a bit despite the housing market changes in the San Diego area).
[sorry about the port-a-potty in the pic just above on the left - there is a new home being built on the bluff, and you know how construction sites are...the house to the right of that lot poking into the pic is on the market for $8.5M]
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