San Diego, CA - 2160 Miles

We made it to the coast. It amazed me how quickly the temperature dropped from 100+ to 70. We spent a day touring Balboa Park and the carrier USS Midway. It was interesting how Terry and I each gravitated to what seemed like our natural place on the ship.













The second day we wandered up the coast from San Diego maybe 30 miles to La Jolla. I'm convinced at least half the southern California beaches are lined with bars, surf shops, restaurants, and souvenir shops. Toward La Jolla the coast got a little more rugged and more interesting. We came across an inlet with a small beach full of either seals or sea lions. I couldn't tell which. Fortunately a woman frantically ran along the ledge above us screaming, "Please stay away from the harbor seals. For your own safety, please stay away from the harbor seals." Since none of the dozens of people were particularly close, no one paid any attention to her. I'll take her word for it they were harbor seals. Even I could have outrun them since their top speed seemed to be a slow walk and they could only maintain this sprint-like pace for about 15 feet. Only a handful of them were even awake so I don't think they were terribly bothered by people.

The next day we drove the short distance to San Marcos to visit our nephew and his wife, Rick and Michelle. I'm beginning to doubt Rick is actually a Marine since I had to struggle to talk him into a second beer at lunch.


Terry worked today so I dutifully did the laundry, toured a local brewery for the free beer samples, and got the car washed to remove 2000 miles worth of splattered bugs. I don't know if it's a California thing but it was the first time I saw a combination car wash / Shiatsu massage.