San Diego Trip

We left Phoenix on Friday evening and spent some time sitting in rush-hour traffic. We got to our hotel around 10:30pm and crashed. Saturday was spent getting my race number at the expo downtown, walking around the Gaslamp Quarter, then heading up the coast. We hit up Pacific Beach first. The weather was windy and cool (for us) in the 70s. Pacific Beach reminds you of a hippie beach party. Tons of people surfing, riding bikes, drinking at the beach front bars. It was very crowded but we found a spot to sit down and catch some rays. After lunch, we drove up to La Jolla. We were awed by the beauty at La Jolla cove and Ellen Browning Scripps Park. We took a leisurely stroll along the walking path and saw tons of birds and sea lions sunning themselves on the rocks. We then went back to downtown (since our 10-hour parking pass was still good) and walked over to Petco Park. Even though the Padres wouldn't be back in town until Monday night, the park was open and we thought it was pretty cool. We found a Mexican place for dinner in the Gaslamp Quarter so I could stuff myself (I mean fuel myself for the race) with chicken nachos, a veggie burrito and then dessert was a mint-chocolate chip ice cream cone from Ghirardelli's. Any day spent at the beach and ending with an ice cream cone is considered great in my book. We went back to the hotel and were in bed by 9pm so I could get a good night's sleep before the big day. We really liked San Diego and will probably go back again while we live out here. The 5 and half hour drive isn't too bad and weather is well worth it!