By The Pacific Ocean
November 2007
By The Pacific Ocean
August 2013
He is growing too fast.
Showing posts with label Leisure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Leisure. Show all posts
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Sunday, April 14, 2013
My First Train Ride in the USA
I am on board on Amrak, Pacific Surfliner, from San Diego to Santa Barbara. Departing right at 4PM, on business class for $62! The commute is supposed to take about 5 hours 40 minutes. We shall see. I have read delays with this train but so far smack on time.
I am going to take time site seeing while we still have daylight. Then I have a ton of emails to catch up with.
San Diego was nice this trip. We got here Thursday afternoon and I had to meet a customer than night. I worked on Friday too but then we got to take A to Legoland and Sea World and he had a blast. He rode the Mini City Car Ride in Legoland 7 times; the ride he couldn't get on last year since he was not fill 6 years old. He rode the coasters a couple times too with daddy. I was the bystander for most of the rides; ok, all of the rides except the Sky Rider in the Sea World.
We got to meet my dear R.A. Her mom had brought me a pearl set from India which was so sweet of her. She then gifted a hand knitted blanket to the baby girl. It was fantastic catching up with her, try her great Chai again, and just chat even though too short of a time.
We had brunch at Cafe Chloe in the Gaslamp Quarter in San Diego. Totally recommended. Great food, nice ambiance, and polite and welcoming servers.
A and I really liked San Diego like always. Hard to leave now. Especially since M and A left by plane back home and I am on my own to Santa Barbara. Well, baby girl is keeping me company so quietly for now :)
I am going to take time site seeing while we still have daylight. Then I have a ton of emails to catch up with.
San Diego was nice this trip. We got here Thursday afternoon and I had to meet a customer than night. I worked on Friday too but then we got to take A to Legoland and Sea World and he had a blast. He rode the Mini City Car Ride in Legoland 7 times; the ride he couldn't get on last year since he was not fill 6 years old. He rode the coasters a couple times too with daddy. I was the bystander for most of the rides; ok, all of the rides except the Sky Rider in the Sea World.
We got to meet my dear R.A. Her mom had brought me a pearl set from India which was so sweet of her. She then gifted a hand knitted blanket to the baby girl. It was fantastic catching up with her, try her great Chai again, and just chat even though too short of a time.
We had brunch at Cafe Chloe in the Gaslamp Quarter in San Diego. Totally recommended. Great food, nice ambiance, and polite and welcoming servers.
A and I really liked San Diego like always. Hard to leave now. Especially since M and A left by plane back home and I am on my own to Santa Barbara. Well, baby girl is keeping me company so quietly for now :)
Sunday, February 3, 2013
A Saturday Hike
It was a foggy day yesterday, so is today so far. A was watching TV since 6:10AM, which is his weekend routine but not necessarily has M's or my approval for any duration more than 2 hours. M suggested a hike outing and I got on line to find a non-shaded path for up to 3 hours of hike, given our situation. Stile Ranch Train in Santa Tresa Park got selected and toward the southern hills we head. It was a very pleasant hike, green hills and ranches around. We shared the path with mountain bikers and horse back riders. Got to see many hawks and still not blooming wild flowers. These hills are famous for their wild flowers in Spring. The fact that it was not shaded made the foggy day more pleasant with some warmth from the hiding sun. We finished a 2.6 mile hike in 2 hours and 50 minutes which was a nice contrast to the two hours A had spent in front of the TV.
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