We were very excited in anticipation as to what California would be like
Let me tell you...…
We were not disappointed
As we left Oregon and got into California we certainly noticed the skies were 'smoky grey' and the quality of air was not good
We also knew it was going to get worse before it got better
We had an overnight at Marge and Rod's home in Templeton
Marge and I met at Canyon Vistas RV park
'way back when'
She was my creative writing teacher
Friends forever, that's what I say
Marge's husband Rod is a funny funny man!
Paradise By The Sea...……
That is the name of our RV Park
Couldn't have a better name
We were minutes from the beach
The Browning men
Miss Zoe loving life
We packed a picnic lunch and headed to the beach
Lots of walking along the surf
Lots of walking with our heads down looking for pretty stones and shells
A little dancing on the beach?????
We have quite the collection now
A Granny
A Mom
A Daughter
Someone else had a birthday
Zoe added Pappa's name
HAPPY 78TH BIRTHDAY TO JOE
Two birthdays were celebrated...
Joe and Kelsey
The new look!!!!!!!!
Check out the sunglasses....gift from the Brownings
Joe was asked what he would like to do on his birthday
Go to San Diego to an Italian restaurant
One that he had been to once before
So...….
We caught a train from Carlsbad to San Diego
Checking out the surf as we chugged along
These three tried out the 'newest' trend
We found the restaurant
Strangest thing
Small convenient store in front
Follow the main isle past the cash register
and
Whoa
Rooms and rooms of people sitting at tables eating Italian food and pizza
We had an early dinner as we had to catch the 7:10 train for Oceanside
When we came out of the restaurant the line was all the way down the main isle out the door and around the corner
Oh boy we were lucky!!!
As we walked toward the train station we stopped at an ice cream shop
Once again we were in luck
Not too much of a line up but by the time we came out people were lined up in the store out the door and down the street
We travelled the Coastal Highway each day when we went to Stephanie and Rod's home
Always busy with people walking dogs
Always busy with bike riders
Always busy with people jogging or pleasantly walking along the side of the road
We all know Jennifer is a 'gardener" so this was a must on her list of things to do
The San Diego Botanic Gardens
We saw a sign that said the walk from Oceanside Beach to the pier was one mile
We walked as much as we could along the beach
however
The tide was coming in
We climbed up some rocks and walked along the side of the road
By the time we returned to Oceanside we all agreed it was longer than a two mile hike
More like three miles
Of course we didn't have the proper shoes for this type of a walk
Must say there was many a sore foot that evening
But
Well worth the walk
Pelicans on the pier were fearless
Photo taken from the pier looking down
to be continued...………….
