Travel Blogs from El Cajon, United States
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We Have Arrived!
Travelling to San Diego, what an amazing change of scenery. From desert to mountains, up and over!!! We went from 250' below sea level at the Salton Sea to 4190’above sea level at the Crestwood Summit on the way to San Diego. All uphill, 2 miles to ...
El Cajon
This week was a 3 day week! On Thursday we took grades 5-9 on a field trip to a place called El Cajon, which is a city based around a huge dam that provides electricity for a good portion of Honduras. It was in a beautiful area with grass, pine ...
Start of Crosscountry Trip
Start of cross country trip, only 2 days late. Drove from El Cajon to Carlsbad to drop of Mary's car then to Las Vegas. We meet cousin Sharon Carol at Circus Circus for dinner and showed the kids around the game area. We stayed at Circus ...
San Diego here we come!
... and Don took over for the trip into the more urban areas. I don't know whether the desert roads between Blythe and El Centro were rate as easy driving though! Narrow pavement and lots of dips! The skies have been overcast all day and ...
David is back!
... called Cajuns. I told him about New Orleans and about the history of the Cajuns. He decided then that the best states to visit when he comes to the U.S. are California and Louisiana! -------------------- THURSDAY, JULY 10 Claude arrived as ...
Sunday, June 29 -- Arrival in Paris
My daughter and I arrived at Charles de Gaulle Airport at 11:45 a.m., 2 hours later than our original schedule, but we were finally in Paris! The ride from the airport was a bit disappointing, as I could have been anywhere with freeways, grassy ...
Not all roads lead to Rome
Tuesday, July 1 -- It goes without saying that besides Paris being fini for me, Rome is also. I never even got to land in a hospital in Rome! Oh, well, they were (and are) having a heat wave, so I will aim for Rome and more of Italy at a cooler time ...
The Big Day!
WEDNESDAY, JULY 2 -- The Big Day Today is the day I am to have my surgery, actually in the early evening. I had my only meal for the day -- the same breakfast I have every day. After breakfast I was shaved (by a woman) and bathed with an antiseptic ...
I landed flat on my face!
MONDAY, June 30 -- I landed flat on my face! Literally, I did! My next entry in my handwritten journal was made on Tuesday, as I was a bit occupied on Monday. Our hotel provided a free breakfast in the dining room, which we took advantage of ...
Cesta do San Diega
... připálila. Celou cestu do San Diega je mi blbě. Chceme se zastavit na Torrey Pines, ale míříme rovnou do El Cajon za naším první couchsurfingovým hostitelem. Přijeli jsme do luxusní čtvrti, k obrovskému domu, kde je ...
Salvation Army Church Service and Picnic
We enjoyed a great service and then were invited to the church picnic ...
My immersion into the French culture
Monday, June 30 on -- My immersion into the French culture The ambulance delivered me to the American Hospital's (see photos) emergency room, and I was whisked away to be examined and x-rayed. What happened after is a bit fuzzy as they shot me up ...
Arrival in San Diego and The 'Disappeared' Bikes
... the same time as we did so we once again exchanged 'hugs' and said goodbye. Then back to reality as we traveled to El Cajon and retrieved our motor-home from the storage area at the park - and discovered that our bikes were no longer on the bike ...
Final Preparations
Today was a day for final preparations for stowing the motorhome, final packing, and checking our list. We have two challenges – one we are newbies to cruising and are not sure what we should pack, and two we are going to be on ship for 28 ...
On the Way to Recovery
THURSDAY, JULY 3 -- On the way to recovery. This is the day after surgery, and Claude, my physical therapist has already been to my room and brought a walker with him! Besides showing me exercises I can do with my leg in bed, he has me out of bed and ...
The Gardens
SUNDAY, JULY 6 -- The Gardens Michelle arrived after lunch and helped me with my walk down the hall using my walker. Then she got a wheelchair and took me down to the hospital's gardens. It was my first time out since June 30, so it was a real treat, ...
A dream that didn't come true
Well, my trip got off to a bad start, I'm afraid. My dream became a nightmare. I am writing this two weeks after spending three weeks in hospitals. As I have already written, going to Paris (and Rome) has been a lifelong dream of mine, and due to ...
Leaving Home
So we are off. Or at least we are in the car at a drive-thru Starbucks (Lindsay's choice oh yeah) waiting for the mojo to get us to LA. The Husband is driving - what a sweetie. We fly out at the witching hour of midnight and arrive in Atlanta at dawn. ...
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