Saturday was the 400+ mile ride from Monterey to San Diego. We started out on Rt 101 south and eventually cut over to the faster I-5. We passed vegtable and fruit farms, grape vinyards and groves of almond trees before the mid state terrain turned hilly, brown and barren. Palms and citrus trees were the scenery for the last couple of hours of our ride.
We passed through some famously slow traffic in the Los Angeles area and made our way into San Diego around dinner time. From our hotel, Mary & I walked over to a street festival in old city and ate at an outdoor Mexican restaurant with a really good live band featuring panpipes.
Next morning we met our good friends Joe & Beth Mintzer who were in town for a work conference. It was great that our schedules worked out because we had a really fun day with them; we drive the La Jolla coast to the Point Loma Lighthouse with its overlooking views of the city harbor. We then stopped for a drink at Shelter Island with a big picture window right on the water.
On Monday morning we finally turn east after driving the entire US west coast. We'll be taking the interstates for as much as possible on the way back, but will stay flexible for an interesting detour. We hope to be back home next weekend.
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