Wendy & Gordon were in San Diego for a Gordon work
conference. I had been scheduled in Costa
Rica but returned early due to injury and the opportunity to see W&G.
Wendy arrived late Wednesday evening and stayed at a North
Park Airbnb. I picked her up and we had
brunch at Lestat’s. She was interested in
getting garden ideas so we went into the Japanese Friendship Gardens as well as
wandered throughout Balboa Park gardens.
Then we spent the rest of the day in the Zoo.
The zoo closed at 5pm so we had a drink at Panama 66 while
listening to The Red Fox Tails. Gordon’s
plane arrived on time so we traveled to Pizza Port Solana Beach for a late
dinner.
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| At Panama 66. |
Friday, I picked up Wendy from the Omni La Costa Spa and
brought her to my home. Our loose plans
were for “another” Torrey Pines hike but changed to hopping on the cruiser
bikes and explore Del Mar/Solana Beach. We
split a Board & Brew sandwich at the 15th street park with the
amazing ocean view. Our bike exploration
led us by Pizza Port so we stopped for a pint and continued conversations.
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| At Pizza Port. |
That evening, W&G, I, Joe and Erin
traveled to Moonlight Beach in Encinitas.
Joe had never put his toes in the Pacific Ocean or seen a west coast
sunset. Check these off the list. Dinner was at El Especial Norte and we were
joined by Renee. A funny part of the
evening was that prior to dinner, Erin, Joe, and Renee really didn’t know each
other but due to all being from the Syracuse area and involved in lacrosse,
that they had many common friends. Dinner
pics were taken and sent to friends with the caption “Guess who I found in SoCal”.
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| Joe, Gordon, Wendy, and Erin. |
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| Love this pic. |
Saturday dinner was at Casa de Randy. Wendy & I provisioned at the grocery
store, jointly cooked, shared a bottle of wine, and continued the great, great
conversations. Gordon was available at
the Omni so we had a nightcap by a gas fire pit.
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| Dinner at Casa de Randy. |
Gordon had an early Sunday flight so Wendy and I walked
around the Hillcrest Farmers Market for brunch and dropping her off at the
airport.
