San Diego in the wintertime
Got back from a quick weekend trip down to San Diego (obligatory photos link). Having a direct flight makes all the difference in the the world in whether or not you can go somewhere for a weekend without needing to make it a long weekend and take a day off. At one point when we were walking around in t-shirts and sandals, or looking out over the gorgeous sunset both Clodagh and I had the same "I wonder if there's jobs down here" thought. But the more I think about it, the more I think that it would just be miserably hot during the summer. Who knows, maybe the ocean keeps it sufficiently temperate that you wouldn't notice/care.
I'd been to San Diego once a couple years ago as had Clodagh, but there's still a bunch of stuff we'd never seen there. And now that we're back, there's still a bunch of stuff we've never seen there. :) It kinda goes with my tourism philosophy: "If something seems really cool then go see it, but don't rush around trying to see everything. And don't make (extensive) plans." We had thought we'd probably go to seaworld or the zoo, and ended up spending a really relaxing afternoon in La Jolla instead and seeing the retired aircraft carrier Midway. Maybe we'll get to the zoo or seaworld next time.
Random celeb sightings while we were on the trip:
- Sen. Ted Kennedy in the Sea/Tac airport. Wow does he look really old
- Ricky Williams at our hotel. He's really really big. Somehow football players don't seem quite as large when you're watching the game on TV