On Tuesday morning we started out for a really full day. We caught the Coaster in Oceanside, and after a game of cribbage intermixed with a tour of the beach communities between Oceanside and San Diego, we arrived at the Old Town Station.
Of course, we had time on our hands and we bummed around a little, including a visit to the Temecula Olive Oil Company, which I have mentioned in this blog previously.
Of course, there were flowers to photograph. This hibiscus was absolutely gigantic.
We caught the #10 bus from Old Town to India street and visited the Blue Water Fish Company for lunch. I had a calamari taco and some shrimp ceviche.
Bubb had the JUMBO shrimp salad with blue cheese dressing. Of course everything at the Blue Water is fresh and delicious. This is one of the real gems we have learned about on Triple D.
After catching the #10 back to Old Town Station, and watching the freaks while we waited, we caught the Old Town Trolley to Santa Fe station. We purchased tickets for the water taxi to Coronado Island, and then wandered the water front.
We didn't board her (Arrrrrr!), but we saw the Midway floating in the harbor.
Bubby was clearly enjoying the sunshine and the water. It was a glorious day to be out on an adventure.
There was a memorial park immediately adjacent to the Midway, and we wandered it while we waited for our appointed ride on the water taxi. This was a stunning, larger than life-sized, statue that graces that park.
There was a memorial to Bob Hope for his lifelong efforts on behalf of US service men and women. The profile is unmistakeable, don't you think?
We talked our tour guides into a photo under the trees along the wharf. They have really bent over backwards to show us a great time.
We boarded our taxi and sat on the upper deck, in the sunshine, for the 20 minute ride across to Coronado Island. Once we got there, we quickly jumped on a bus and road the 10 or so blocks to the Hotel Del Coronado.
We saw the amazing Crown Ballroom, wandered the grounds, and generally soaked up all that history. This is an amazing old hotel.
This plant was really interesting. The leaves, as you can see, start our green, then turn red, pink, and finally, white.
Here is the main area of the Hotel Del. The grounds and building were beautifully cared for, and of course, there were wall to wall people to enjoy it.
This was labeled a "campfire" plant. It certainly looked like one!
We took a little walk along the shore, and Bubb stopped and rested in just the right spot.
Looking back along the shoreline walk toward the Hotel Del.
We had little bags of trail mix, prepared by Bubby and I using Winco bin contents, and carried them along on our adventure. Here we sit, waiting for the bus back to the water taxi, picking the nuts out of our teeth, 1, 2, 3, and 4! I'll bet we were quite a sight.
We stopped along the water front on our way to the taxi for a few photos. It was such a wonderful day.
One of the amazing things about the day was how smoothly we were able to use the public transportation system. Bubb and I bought a $5.50 senior, round trip, ticket on the Coaster, and with the exception of the water taxi, it was all we needed for all of our travel adventures that day.
We just caught the Coaster as it was pulling out of the station, and were back in O-side a little after 5:00 PM. We did some pool and hot tub time, and then at a lovely salad prepared by Nancy. We even hide time for two games of cribbage, during the last of which, Bubby found out the true meaning of the phrase "skunk hole" (don't ask her about it, she is bitter).
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