In what is becoming a ritual, I have trekked to San Diego to visit my ailing father, and have some thoughts about the drive.
In San Diego – observations of the drive
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Travel Log, early 2020
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Hotels claim they want our help to reduce environmental stress, but in actuality, it is greenwashing
Mexican Vacation – Drive down the Coast
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Recap: We finally arrived in San Felipe late on Tuesday. After a long and exhausting day, Wednesday was a “chill” day, with a simple drive around the El Dorado Ranch development, and a quick, light lunch by the Cabana. Then we swung by the championship golf course, and met one of the Crawford’s friends, El Vira. A lazy afternoon (some windows were being delivered and installed...
Mexican Vacation – The Trip Down
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We have had a long open invitation to visit one of my wife’s friends who retired to San Felipe, Baja California, but the timing never worked out, so we begged off. But with recent life changes, we had no excuse remaining, so last week we visited the Crawford’s in San Felipe. The trip down was uneventful. We split the drive into two days, stopping in Palm Desert as a good stopping...
The Joy of Travel
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For the last week, I have been pretty much offline, enjoying the sun, surf, and unlimited outdoor enjoyment offered by San Felipe, Mexico. Alas, all good things must come to an end, and we are back over the border, and headed for home. Instead of our usual slog through the LA Basin, we grabbed 215 to 15 to 395 to 58 and came in to Bakersfield via Victor Valley and the Tehachapi Pass. A much more...
San Diego trip – Coda
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It was a wonderful weekend in San Diego, and apart from some serious rain Sunday morning, the weather was exemplary. About what you expect from the historical experience. We trekked down to visit my folks for my dad’s 83rd birthday celebration. My sister and myself were the family, as alas, our brother was tied up and unable to make the journey from Seattle. As I documented, Saturday was...
San Diego Diary – day 1
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After a sluggish start, we decided that we would go to Torrey Pines Preserve. Alas, when we got there, the parking situation was, uh, abysmal, so we regrouped and headed to the Carlsbad Flower Fields. The Flower Fields were touted in a blog on Sandiego.org, so we asked Siri to get us there. Fortunately, it was only 20 minutes from Del Mar when we passed the Torrey Pines crowds. Karen had been...
San Diego Travel Log – 1
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As a follow on from my post on visiting Napa to buy some of the yummy V Sattui Madeira for my dad’s birthday party this weekend, we are now in San Diego. Friday – Travel Day As airfares were ridiculously expensive, even a month in advance, we decided to drive. Save the airfare, and the cost of a rental car. Big win. Of course, that meant driving the 9 hours (with pit stops) from San...
Three Generations
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Old passports provide ample memories from many trips around for business and for pleasure.
Travel Log – Stardate 21.378 – Jet Lag
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Having been on an international travel hiatus, I had almost forgotten about the joys of Jet Lag. Boy, what a laugh riot. Crossing many timezones wreaks havoc on the circadian clock. On both ends. There is the initial adjustment when you start the trip, and then the hammer falling when you return. Couple that with the amount of time in the new timezone, and you can add several days of misery to a...