Thursday 17 December 2009

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Awake: 7:11am    Temp 47    sleep 6+29     mostly sunny     overnight @ San Diego, CA.

Several days ago, we were notified that starting today, December 17, 2009 @ 8:00am, all electricity would be shut off in the campground for approximately six (6) to eight (8) hours.

We were ready for this outage; our bus was all warmed up & all systems were shut off, except for our (2) computers, the refrigerators & the freezer. I was keeping an eye on the voltage & they shut the campground down @ 8:10am. The amp draw from our battery pack was (2) amps most of the time.

Kathy wasted no time in getting after her Mac computer & Mac book during the outage; she is getting very good @ i-photo. Around 2:30pm, somebody was getting restless & suggested that we go for a long walk. It took about (20) min to get going, but (1.2) hrs later, that idea kind of made our day.

 The weather was beautiful; we weren't alone walking the Bay area: other walkers, runners, joggers, skaters, bikers, baby carriages etc., kept our senses busy avoiding collisions.

I am so fascinated when seeing Pelicans dive from the air after prey, capturing fish in their pouch. They fly so eloquently thru the air, skimming the water until they spot their target; then their airspeed is lost in a quick climb & then a direct power dive. I believe these are Brown Pelicans. DSC08160.JPG
When we got back, the power may have just been switched on as our battery pack was busy being recharged.
 
Dinner: Eggplant Parmesan & a spinach salad.

Evening movie: "Holliday Affair" with Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, Wendell Corey, Gordon Gebert, Griff Barnett, Esther Dale, etc. Well-done Christmastime story of war widow Leigh, with a young son, who's courted by nice-guy Corey. Fate intervenes when she meets articulate, kindly rolling stone Mitchum. 1949. A good down to earth Christmas story.

Lights out: 11:37pm.

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