This morning was another gorgeous morning here ... though I probably shouldn't say that as everyone will want to move here ....
hmmm ....
ok ...
let's try this again.
It was a cold, dank, dreary day once again in San Diego. So dark ... so depressing ... it was difficult to drag one's self into the doldrums of life.
6 am
the incessant staticy crackling of the not-quite-in-tune radio/alarm clock attempting to rouse me from my slumber ....
(is it working?)
ok .. so it was warm ... sunny, no wind ... another crappy day in San Diego.
Today was exceptionally crappy as normally along the coast there's a little haze (marine-layer) that sits offshore even on nice days so visibility is limited to 10 or so miles. Not so today ... clear enough to see the Coronado Islands ... and more than that ... it was clear enough to see details on the Islands.
I've liver here all my life (we won't say how long that is) and I can't remember ever seeing details on the Islands without binoculars. Absolutely amazing.
(the pic is a little out-of-sequence so you'll have to bear with me ...)
So off we went to the beach ... heading to Del Mar to hang with my big-board friends like usual on the weekend. There's supposed to be a little pulse of a south-swell so it should be ok. Anything should be better than Saturday - it was really really small!
ring!
Hello?
It's Clay and he's already checking Del Mar ... and it's barely knee-high. That's smaller than yesterday and I would sooooo go back to bed if I had seen it! The boyz were going to head up to Terra Mar which is a longboard spot in Carlsbad ... not bad for big boards, fairly long rides but it's usually really slow. What the heck - I now have a full tank of gas, I'm already on the road, and my friends are fun to just hang out with in the water so up we go ... and man-oh-man was it small. So much for that south swell ...
We went out for a couple hours ... Gidget was gawked-over by all the runners and bike riders cruising by (it's a very popular area for that) ... I suppose she's getting used to it. We had one guy in a pick-up driving by on the way up ... he was really stoked and giving me all sorts of thumbs-up as his poor girlfriend was trying her best in the passenger seat to ignore him. (lol)
After the two-hour saltwater soak (there wasn't a whole lot of wave riding going on) we went over to the coffee shop for a little jo and bite to eat. I didn't realize it, but it was right next to the flower fields ... they grow tulips there of all sorts of colors ... I couldn't help myself but take a couple pics:
You can't really tell from the pic 'cause the flowers are back a bit, but it really is pretty. Something to see if you ever come to San Diego (and even if you live here!)
The racks worked really well although the board tends to lift off the front rack a bit. I need to use a regular hold-down strap rather than the rubber bungees I'm using now. Shouldn't be a problem though .. I'm really happy with them. I don't leave them on all the time, however because of the noise and aerodynamic drag.
Well ... that was the morning ... we went home, took a bath - not together! ... although I did get a bit damp. How is it she gets a sponge-bath, and I have to scrub myself. It isn't right. Heck - I taught the cat to massage my back ... I should be able to get the car to wash me. Maybe something with the windshield wipers ... (tee hee hee hee)
Off to meet the SmartCarOfAmerica friends ... and our first official get-together!
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