Back in March the North County Surf blog started to
report on the tunnel they were making under the train tracks across the street from Swami's. Seems as though 20 parking spots at the Swami's parking lot wasn't big enough for the 300 surfers that frequent the spot everyday so everyone was parking across the street (near Santa Fe Dr.) and running across the train tracks. Not smart. So a tunnel has been built and it's almost time to start using it. But I couldn't figure out that once you went under the tunnel and were standing on Highway 101, ready to cross the street to Swami's, how the heck were you going to get across safely?
Well the mystery has been solved- the city is putting in a street light and crosswalk. Personally, I thought they were just going to put a crosswalk in. Not smart on my part. A full blown street light was the answer. Looks like they're pretty close to finishing the tunnel and street lights so I'm assuming it will be up and running next month- just in time for the next big swell.
And the construction at Moonlight Beach continues. The North County Surf blog has had a few stories over the past year or so about the changes coming to Moonlight Beach. You can see the progress here back in
October '11, August '12, and
October '12. Looks like they've finally got2 of the 3 structures up: The lifeguard parking garage/lookout platform, and the...
bathrooms and food concession stands (which rumor has it will also rent bikes, surfboards, etc).
The 3rd and final structure will be the new and improved lifeguard tower itself. Of course all of these structures will need to be painted, lights installed, etc. but it looks like they're moving along and should be open by summer. Moonlight is a great beach and the hub of Encinitas so it's long overdue. Make sure to check back later this spring for more updates.
