A WHOLE NEW EXPERIENCE......STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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...………….