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Day Eight – Saturday, February 24 California, Here I Come!
I got out of bed at 6:00 and showered and dressed quickly. I finished up my packing and checked to see how DM & DF were doing. Like me, they were ready to go. Unlike me, they were going home, so they weren’t as cheerful as I was.
We loaded up the car and headed to check out. Then we were on the road. We made it to the airport in plenty of time. I dropped off DF & DM with the bags and then returned the rental car. I caught up with them just as we were going through security (they are kind of slow moving and the slightest bit clueless when left alone). Once, when they were coming home from Atlanta, they got to the airport about 4 hours before their flight. They were given their gate assignment, but they were so early that the gate changed. They sat alone at the wrong gate until they missed their flight! Then they decided to ask someone about it! Now you understand why they don’t like to travel without me (aside, of course, from the fact that I am wonderful to travel with!). At least they got an upgrade to first class out of it!
When we got to our gates (their gate happened to be right next to mine), I waited with them until their flight took off, which was 30 minutes before mine. My flight was pretty empty and the trip was uneventful. I got this picture from the plane.
I had to change planes in Las Vegas, and I grabbed a pizza from Pizzeria Uno in the airport. That was the worst pizza I’ve ever had! Serves me right for getting pizza outside of NY! I ate as much of it as I could because I was starving, and it cost me like $8. The food in the airport in Vegas ain’t cheap, let me tell you! The flight from Vegas to San Diego was very quick. I snapped a few more pictures as we approached San Diego. This city is beautiful from the air, and my pictures don’t do it justice!
Once I landed, I grabbed my suitcase and picked up my rental car. I got a Pontiac G-6, but it smelled like smoke. I thought about getting another car, but decided I could live with it (and it got a lot better after I sprayed the car with Oust).
My hotel was in Coronado, so I made my way over the bridge. I happened to hit the bridge at a bad time and hit a little traffic, but it wasn’t bad. The Loews Coronado Bay Resort is quite a ways down from the bridge, but the drive was a pleasant one. There were some parasailers and other beachy-type activity alongside the road on Silver Strand Beach.
I checked in and got upgraded to a bay view room. I got a fantastic employee rate here, and the upgrade made it an exceptional value. I thought the room was superb!
The best part of the room was undoubtedly the bathroom. It’s way better than my own bathroom in my apartment!
I stepped out on the balcony to check out the view.
Coronado Bay Bridge, with the city in the background
I loved this lamp! It had real sand and seashells in it.
One thing I particularly love about Loews Hotels is the well-stocked minibars. Stuffed to the brim with yummy treats!
I called DM to see how their flight went (they made it home without me) and to let her know that I’d made it safely as well. I hadn’t gotten any sleep on the plane, so I decided to rest for a bit. I sat out on the balcony and enjoyed the view until it was time to head out to the Corvette Diner to meet up with some PassPorters!
I got there first and left a message on Terri’s voicemail (and later learned that she’d left her phone in her hotel room!). The whole gang showed up shortly thereafter and introductions were made all around. It was my first time meeting everyone (Sarah and Emilie, Terri, Crystal and Doug). We passed the long (long, long) wait for a table chit chatting and catching up on our respective trips, and posing for pictures taken by Emilie, followed by oohing and ahhing over the results.
It was about 8:00 when we were finally seated (that’s local time, my body clock was saying it was 11:00, and I’d only had 5 hours sleep the night before). So you can imagine how tired I was. I don’t seem to have any pictures of this night, even though I distinctly remember taking some. I don’t really remember too much about this meal at all, except that the waitress had some really wacky shoes on, and the ginormous balloon hat Emilie had. Terri and Sarah told the tale of this night much better than I could. I do remember I had a sloppy joe and a chocolate milkshake! Yay, me! My memory isn’t totally useless! Also, I’m sure that I didn’t collapse into my sloppy joe and dream the night away! But I sure wanted to!
After dinner, I said goodbye (temporarily) to the crew and headed back to the LCBR. The drive over the bridge was always thrilling, and I especially enjoyed it at night. I headed back to my room and I think I was actually asleep before I climbed into bed, but it was 10:30 p.m. when I last checked the clock, or body time 1:30 a.m.
Up Next: San Diego by Trolley
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Then they decided to ask someone about it! Now you understand why they don’t like to travel without me (aside, of course, from the fact that I am wonderful to travel with!). At least they got an upgrade to first class out of it! 
Serves me right for getting pizza outside of NY! 
I thought about getting another car, but decided I could live with it (and it got a lot better after I sprayed the car with Oust).
I got a fantastic employee rate here, and the upgrade made it an exceptional value. I thought the room was superb!
I don’t seem to have any pictures of this night, even though I distinctly remember taking some. 
I don’t really remember too much about this meal at all, except that the waitress had some really wacky shoes on, and the ginormous balloon hat Emilie had. 
Yay, me! My memory isn’t totally useless! 
But I sure wanted to!
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