Courtyard San Diego Mission Valley/Hotel Circle

... it's made up -- they had a couple of Italian restaurants along one street and so deemed it Little Italy. Probably very cynical of me. The W Hotel is happening tonight ... some big wine tasting event. Lots of sleek young bodies in high heels and/or tight pants. Both men and women. Very amusing. I definitely felt out of place ... <br>

At work all day, then late afternoon flight. No problems with flight at all ... arrived, got rental car, then drove the few miles to the W Hotel. Very swank. The "living room" bar was happening ... but we just went to our rooms, then met for dinner at Rice, the embedded restaurant, which serves Cuban/Asian fusion. Food was fine, not fab.<br><br>Room is fun ... there's a chalkboard (that received a bit of J. Alfred Prufrock from me) and a window seat. And the linens are wonderful.<br><br><br>

... know from Mammoth or SoCal and try to find a ride back to Mammy. When it comes down to it I have many options. I could go back on Saturday, Sunday, Monday or Tuesday! Its great having friends. I decide I'm ready to get back to Mammy and spend some time there before I take off to my next adventure. <br><br>I first spend some time with Brooke and ...

... until 0100.  Tell me I'm not the only one who waits until the last minute to pack.  pathetic...<br><br>I'm actually writing this from my first hotel room in Barcelona, we have wireless!  It's 0630 local time, 2130 San Diego time.  We've been here almost a day now but of course our sleeping is all jacked up.  We took a long, well-needed siesta after we got settled ...

... Peru Tour Peru - Lima, Cusco, Inca Trail trek to Machu Picchu, Mana National Park? Mid October - La Paz, Bolivia Tour Bolivia Late October - Santiago, Chile Tour Chile and maybe parts of western Argentina Late October/November - Auckland, New Zealand Tour New Zealand - RV around both North and South Islands Mid November - Melbourne, Australia Who knows what is to follow....back home? Well that is enough for now. Adios CMB

... by then as well. As it was hot and sunny today we decided to kill time around the pool until it was time to go. Sadly not quite long enough to have a dip in the pool. We arrived at the workshop to find Chris putting the newly upholstered back cushion inside - good sign. After another hour and a half checking things over and a keen bit of negotiating by Mel on the "extras", we finally pulled away in our new bus. <br><br>As he's a Californian ...

Back to San Diego to do some interviews, catch up with some friends, and prepare for the big trek out to Atlanta. My original goal was to take my time and weave my way across the US on my way back to Atlanta for Christmas. But, delays getting the veggie conversions ...

... lunch was a quesadilla con crema (quesadilla with sour cream). My friend's mother was from Spain so she spoke fluent Spanish, so we ordered in Spanish. Ah, good memories. I needed a scarf for my dress for dinner this night, so we were in and out of Nordstrom pretty quickly. I ended up buying two scarves. :) And we were done with Horton Plaza. Out we went, and we headed back to the hotel. We walked past the Jacob Weinberger United ...

... t miss the opportunity to join in the "conga line" marching around the room for "When the Saints..."; getting Rose to do a cha-cha, and enjoying a slow dance with Greg. A nice evening, with a gorgeous full moon above the motorhome when we got back home. Today, SuperBowl Sunday, was even sunnier and warmer than yesterday, and almost the entire day was spent out on our "patio", mostly under the awning ...