On Friday morning, our 39th Anniversary, Bubby and I rose early and went for a nice walk. We tried to walk away from the ocean, hoping to see something new. We did, in fact, run into some difficulty because immediately to the north of Oceanside is Camp Pendleton, with its restricted access. We did wander a very blue collar neighborhood for awhile, just to see how the regular people lived.
While we were walking, the waste management folks were picking up the garbage and recyclables. At one point, we looked down and Bubby saw a wallet. She started to kick it. I didn't think much of it, assuming that it had fallen out of someone's trash can. Bubb finally picked it up and found that it contained a driver's license and some cash. We eventually decided that we ought to try to get it back to its owner, so we brought it home. We even borrowed a mailing envelope from the front desk and got it all ready to mail.
We spent a good bit of the morning fussing with that wallet, but I won't bore you. We did get it posted to the rightful owner. Hopefully he will get it before he goes through the trouble of renewing his driver's license. I am sure he could use the $100 plus it contained.
We had fritata with the Englestead's at about 10:00 AM and then caught the 11:05 Coaster into San Diego. We landed in Old Town, again, did some walking around. We did, finally, buy our olive oil from the Temecula Olive Oil company, and I schlepped it around everywhere we went there after. I was glad to deposit my constant companion in the trunk of the car about about midnight.
One of our quests was a place called Extraordinary Desserts, located in Little Italy. I was prompted to check it out during PEC last Sunday as my holiday plans were opening being discussed by the priesthood leaders of the ward. We didn't have any trouble finding it and it was quite an experience, as you can see.
We spent a long time looking over all of the options before we made our final decisions. Bubby opted for this super, and I mean super, chocolatey mini-bunt cake. I had a little taste and it was too much for me. Bubby ate it in small doses throughout the day.
As you can see, I didn't depart much from what I normally do. Heck, I like a lemon bar. This one was good, but not great. The best part is that at $3.95, mine was the least expensive dessert.
Ron and Nancy opted for the creme brulee croissant bread pudding. It was lovely to see and the raspberry sauce that accompanied it was quite impressive.
Once we left Little Italy, we walked to Santa Fe station and caught the Trolley to the Convention Center. We walked around the Gaslamp district for awhile and did some serious people watching. It was pretty fun.
We had some time to burn because our evening activity, MLB and the Padres, didn't start until 7:05 PM.
About 5:45, we stopped at the Tin Fish for dinner. This is Ron's fav, so we all enjoyed it. I had a calamari taco, but it didn't compare with the one I had at Blue Water.
After our dinner, we took a little walk down by San Diego Bay. We stopped for a photo of Petco Park in the daylight. That's where we spent the evening once the game had started.
We decided to take a walk over the Hilton, which is located right on the bay. Access across the tracks is only available via this suspension bridge. The Hilton proved to be a very nice place to kill some time, play some cribbage, and sit in some nice furnishings.
We had some great seats for the game. The Padres (last place in the NL West) were playing the Rockies (next to the last place in the NL West). It was not much of a game, but we enjoyed it nevertheless. It is always fun to do some people watching at a baseball game. We had hot peanuts and although it was chilly, we still had a great time.
Here are the fans in the stands. As you can guess the stadium was far from sold out. A real difference from last year when the Padres were in contention for first place.
Immediately following the game, because it was the Friday night of the Labor Day weekend, there were fireworks at Petco Park. These photos don't do them justice.
Following the fireworks, we caught the trolley to Santa Fe station, and then the Coaster to Oceanside. We arrived home after midnight, a long day indeed.
As a result, Saturday was a pretty lazy day. I got up and walked about 6:30, but Bubb stayed in bed. We had time to do posts and work on a quilt before our social commitments took us to the pool, lunch at the PCH Grill, Thrifty Drug Store ice cream, and more quality pool/hot tub time. We ended the day with a walk to Angelo's for more fish tacos and then a leisurely stroll home.
Tomorrow is fast Sunday and perhaps a drive to La Jolla to look around in the afternoon.
Buboppy
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