Awake: 7:23 Temp 50 sleep 6+43 sunny overnight @ San Diego, CA.
We ate no breakfast, leaving for Larry & Sallie's @ 10:15 am. We called Larry en route to their campground as today we (4) are going to walk the boardwalk alongside the Pacific Ocean. After parking our Suzuki @ their campsite, we rode with them to the Pacific Beach area. This is a very popular boardwalk for foot traffic plus bike & rollerblading on the concrete path. One has to be truly alert & cognizant of speeding bikes /rollerblading, etc due to a narrower path than the boardwalk downtown. We also watched many people walking & lazing on the beach sand as well as many surfers riding the waves. The things one observes along the trail! Hey, look ahead, someone said. Is that an overweight dog....oh, wait a minute, it's a pig.
Sallie told us that it is a Pot Belly pig from Vietnam & that many years ago they had one as a pet. They loved it; they are so smart & easy to care for, as long as you remain the boss. Sally also told us if you scratch the pig's back, often the animal will roll over & have his tummy rubbed.
We walked & talked for about (35) min & then arrived @ Java & Jones Coffeehouse...also known as: "Cappy's Coffee & Tea."
Here we all enjoyed a medium size breakfast while sitting outside on lawn chairs at a fixed wide board table. The food was good & I'm sure we could have easily had more...but we weren't finished walking yet.
I expected to continue our trek northbound but Larry & Sallie began heading back south....toward where their car was parked.
Ah, "aren't we going to walk some more," I asked Larry. Sallie indicated that she had to go to the store yet & finish cooking for tonight's Shabbat dinner. K & I wanted to go further, either north or south. So, after making sure there were no hard feelings, we left Larry & Sallie heading for their car letting them know we would walk back to their campsite after some more ocean viewing. I had my pedometer strapped to my belt & monitored our miles. So far, we had walked a mere (2.3) miles.
Heading south along the Pacific beach, Kathy got real close to a good sized Pelican, closer then she's ever been in her life. I quickly got my camera ready & was lucky to get a fairly decent photo
.
After walking further south, we saw a fellow way up in a palm tree with a chain saw. He was trimming the limbs but his climbing equipment & the falling limbs seemed to be a setup for disaster. We watched for awhile as others did, & fortunately, it appeared that his job was finished without a mishap.
After that scary entertainment, we headed east & found the Mission Bay walkway & continued walking on that concrete. We couldn't see downtown San Diego from our campground, but walking around on this Bay, downtown was clearly in view.
We certainly won't brag about our getting a little disoriented, but we did & had to ask (2) people for "directions." I should have known better, being a boy scout & all, but we were simply walking & talking & taking in all the nice scenery, etc.
Our best helper was a young girl with an I-phone. She set up the GPS feature & told us the streets & the distance to our target.
Back @ Larry & Sallie's campsite ....we somewhat admitted our extra walking miles but hey, it was a real treat for us & what we've seen & experienced during those 6.6 miles.
Dinner: Tuna Steak, broccoli, brown rice pilaf, fresh mango, & a mixed salad.
We finish watching: "The Brothers Karamazov" with Yul Brynner, Maria Schell, Claire Bloom, Lee J. Cobb, Richard Basehart, William Shatner, ect. Set in 19th-century Russia, film version of Dostoyevsky's tragedy revolving about death of a dominating father (Cobb) and effect on his sons.1958. Years ago, I started reading this novel but couldn't finish...it was so complicated; unbeknown to me, Kathy had the same experience & we just realized that while watching this movie. It was much easier to understand. Regardless of the ire & loathing, there is a message.
Lights out: 12:49am.
We ate no breakfast, leaving for Larry & Sallie's @ 10:15 am. We called Larry en route to their campground as today we (4) are going to walk the boardwalk alongside the Pacific Ocean. After parking our Suzuki @ their campsite, we rode with them to the Pacific Beach area. This is a very popular boardwalk for foot traffic plus bike & rollerblading on the concrete path. One has to be truly alert & cognizant of speeding bikes /rollerblading, etc due to a narrower path than the boardwalk downtown. We also watched many people walking & lazing on the beach sand as well as many surfers riding the waves. The things one observes along the trail! Hey, look ahead, someone said. Is that an overweight dog....oh, wait a minute, it's a pig.
Sallie told us that it is a Pot Belly pig from Vietnam & that many years ago they had one as a pet. They loved it; they are so smart & easy to care for, as long as you remain the boss. Sally also told us if you scratch the pig's back, often the animal will roll over & have his tummy rubbed.
We walked & talked for about (35) min & then arrived @ Java & Jones Coffeehouse...also known as: "Cappy's Coffee & Tea."
Here we all enjoyed a medium size breakfast while sitting outside on lawn chairs at a fixed wide board table. The food was good & I'm sure we could have easily had more...but we weren't finished walking yet.
I expected to continue our trek northbound but Larry & Sallie began heading back south....toward where their car was parked. Ah, "aren't we going to walk some more," I asked Larry. Sallie indicated that she had to go to the store yet & finish cooking for tonight's Shabbat dinner. K & I wanted to go further, either north or south. So, after making sure there were no hard feelings, we left Larry & Sallie heading for their car letting them know we would walk back to their campsite after some more ocean viewing. I had my pedometer strapped to my belt & monitored our miles. So far, we had walked a mere (2.3) miles.
Heading south along the Pacific beach, Kathy got real close to a good sized Pelican, closer then she's ever been in her life. I quickly got my camera ready & was lucky to get a fairly decent photo
.
After walking further south, we saw a fellow way up in a palm tree with a chain saw. He was trimming the limbs but his climbing equipment & the falling limbs seemed to be a setup for disaster. We watched for awhile as others did, & fortunately, it appeared that his job was finished without a mishap.After that scary entertainment, we headed east & found the Mission Bay walkway & continued walking on that concrete. We couldn't see downtown San Diego from our campground, but walking around on this Bay, downtown was clearly in view.
We certainly won't brag about our getting a little disoriented, but we did & had to ask (2) people for "directions." I should have known better, being a boy scout & all, but we were simply walking & talking & taking in all the nice scenery, etc. Our best helper was a young girl with an I-phone. She set up the GPS feature & told us the streets & the distance to our target.
Back @ Larry & Sallie's campsite ....we somewhat admitted our extra walking miles but hey, it was a real treat for us & what we've seen & experienced during those 6.6 miles.
Dinner: Tuna Steak, broccoli, brown rice pilaf, fresh mango, & a mixed salad.
We finish watching: "The Brothers Karamazov" with Yul Brynner, Maria Schell, Claire Bloom, Lee J. Cobb, Richard Basehart, William Shatner, ect. Set in 19th-century Russia, film version of Dostoyevsky's tragedy revolving about death of a dominating father (Cobb) and effect on his sons.1958. Years ago, I started reading this novel but couldn't finish...it was so complicated; unbeknown to me, Kathy had the same experience & we just realized that while watching this movie. It was much easier to understand. Regardless of the ire & loathing, there is a message.
Lights out: 12:49am.
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