Back from a quick trip to California to see the youngest daughter. Flight out to San Diego, then bus and train to LA.
Stormy on the ride up the coast, catching the old Amtrak station in Glendale with the new iPhone 11 Pro (nice camera with three built in lenses and exposure compensations).
Dinner at our fave LA restaurant, Spartina on Melrose. Great menu, hard to make a dinner choice.
Fried squash blossoms filled with cream cheese and avocado not a bad way to start.
A tour of LA and then a train back down the coast.
Peaceful and a little bit quieter in San Diego.
Foggy morning on Shelter Island.
Boats anchored in the fog just off the island.
And a little drill-time with the US Marines on the island.
Favorite sushi spot in San Diego, tucked in a strip mall behind a 7-11.
The trick at a good sushi spot is to sit at the sushi bar, you get your own personal sushi chef.
And of course La Jolla on a brilliant day (but aren't a lot of the days in Southern California just like that?).
So it as a great trip, highlighted by an unexpected invitation to go sailing with Webb, top photo. A morning with fog just off the coast that broke up as we sailed out the channel.
Just a wonderful time seeing the youngest daughter and friends. Now it is time to get in some winter maintenance on SPARTINA.
Great report Steve. Love the first two pics. First one has awesome lines of sight, Webb thinking... daughter observing... Second one shows some kind temple in sunlight, with doom-clouds in back, makes me think of what is world going through now. Very reflective. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteNot a temple but a train station... not exactly the same thing... Still a great pic.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rik. Good to hear from you. Mistaking the train station for a temple is understandable. A lot of Southern California architecture was based on the Franciscan missions built along the coast. steve
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