14 February ‘08
Thursday
Two days ago we drove up to Oceanside and took a left…yep; we wanted to drive the coastline all the way to the border. The weather was wonderful, with 75 degree bright sunny day and a slight breeze that kept the wave action great for surfing.
It is amazing how many surfers are out there catching the waves. Heck, I thought surfing was big but the amount of surfers that we saw in just this one day was amazing. We really enjoyed the drive, with stops at just about every little village, town, or city that we came to, just to get out and walk some of the piers and beaches.
We even made a stop at Torrey Pines Golf and Country Club and the glider port next door.
We weren’t too sure what a “glider port” was but we soon found out. It couldn’t have been a glider port at an airport as we were at the edge of a huge cliff overlooking the ocean. What it turned out to be was a jumping off place for those that want to don a parachute and run off the cliff. As it turns out, this cliff has almost perfect currents so that those that want to jump off can have a very long flight and then come right back to where they initially left the ground. Driving by San Marcos on our way to Oceanside, we saw Campersworld. Wednesday morning we drove over there to see if I could pick-up a piece I’ve been looking for. As it turned out, we didn’t find what I wanted but we were able to spend some money anyway…we always seem to find a way at this store. Today (Thursday) was one of those days that we decided to stay around home and maybe make a quick trip into the grocery store. Just before we were to take off for Ramona, we were “shocked” to see it start to SNOW !!! As they’re telling us over the TV tonight, it was a “surprise” storm that caught everyone off guard. We must have had at least 2 inches drop this afternoon. Our neighbors George and Sharon Langton were out all day and got caught it all this mess. Fact is, they even got caught in a “Road Closed” situation because of a large mud slide. Fortunately they were able to make it home before dark and all was well.