Tuesday 9 March 2010

Awake: 6:23am     Temp 54     sleep 6+34     sunny & windy     overnight @ San Diego, CA.

My ole buddy Ray in Ocean Park, WA & I chit-chatted for (21) min talking about the good ole days when Ray was driving a Jet Car for the thrill of it. Of course, we covered other subjects but that Jet Car grabbed our attention; it had an engine taken from a fifty's fighter jet & installed in a special built car. I have no photos but Ray does. The exhaust flame streaked out to (20-30) feet.

Later, Ken & his wife Patsy paid us a visit mid afternoon for about (20) min. I met Ken nearly (3) months ago in this campground. He & Kathy were my eyes when I was backing into our parking spot when we 1^st arrived @ the Mission Bay RV resort. Ken is an airplane nut so we share that hobby, but this time Ken was more interested in a Newell motorhome. Most of our time was focused on flying lower & slower in a Newell.   

Sallie & Kathy met up in Pacific Beach @ the Needlework Cottage where Sallie helped Kathy select types & colors of yarn for Kathy's ongoing needlepoint project

Meanwhile, I stayed in the motorhome & renewed our Escapee card via phone to Texas.

Later, Kevin (the campground manager) brought our package of forwarded mail from AK. I got right after that so as to get the remaining tax papers accumulated. 

Shortly after that, Zack called us from Seattle; he was walking toward the Apple computer store. He & Katie & a number of friends are attending a wedding in Hawaii...leaving early tomorrow.

Next call was from Melissa; for the 1^st (15) min, I got my (2) cents in. She introduced me to their latest adventurous plan of biking on the rails-to-trails, starting from McKeesport & ending up in Washington, D.C. A (3) week bike ride with their (4) boys under (7); their dog, Kinley; tents; food; diabetic supplies, etc. This will be GREAT I say. Kathy got the next (18) min of chat time (but who's counting?!).

Dinner: Crab stoup & oyster crackers.

Evening movie: "The Scarlet Empress." We watched ½.

Lights out: 12:29am.