Can you imagine that we woke up this morning to a view of the harbor, 3 tall ships and 3 cruise ships, and a sunny day! (one is the Star of India)
Yesterday's journey was interesting! We left our hotel at 5:45 a.m. While we were in the air to Atlanta to make our connection, the airport closed due to storms. The pilot announced that fuel was low and we were rerouting to Columbia, SC. We weren't too worried because our plane was the one we were also taking to San Diego. That changed when we finally got to Atlanta. We waited six hours for the next very full flight to San Diego. On a positive note, that gave me a chance another third of the big book I'm reading about the Panama Canal! We had a leisurely lunch at Chili's. The Atlanta airport is clean.
We finally boarded a Delta 747 for San Diego at 5:10 p.m. Off we went for another 5 hours, flying into the clouds and more storms. The pilot kept announcing that the San Diego airport was closed because of storms, but that we may be OK to land. The long flight was not really that bad, a few rocky moments. It's a good thing we ate because the free biscotti, nuts, and pretzels just would not have been enough. TK paid $6 for a big tasty looking chicken sandwich.
We arrived safely in San Diego at 10:40 p.m. EST/7:40 PST. This is when we discovered together we cannot really physically handle 4 large suitcases (about 50 lbs. each), 2 carry-ons, a computer briefcase, and a purse, even though some are on wheels. The bags are !$%* (darn) heavy! That means, of course, that we have ALL of our luggage!!
After a $10 taxi ride we checked in at the Holiday Inn on the Bay. We were told our room overlooked the bay, which did not mean much until this morning. We walked across the street in the sprinkles to Anthony's to meet our Cruise Critic friends. It was so good to see Brian and Nancy from California and Donna and Lawrence from Wisconsin. Both couples had their own weather related tales. A eucalyptus tree fell on a camper next to Brian's at a campground nearby that morning. Donna's flight from Chicago was very rocky and at one time they feared for their lives during attempted landings in San Diego.
We went to bed about 1 a.m. EST and awoke in the middle of the night to a crashing sound-I thought the bed broke, but it was a chair on the room's balcony blowing over. Windy and rainy!!
Right now we are enjoying our sunny harbor view, 54 F. We will go to the cruise ship about noon PST. We have a lot to look forward to in the next 5 weeks, including 30 cruise ship days!
TK's Takes: He likes San Diego, a little cool. He is enjoying a beautiful rainbow over the harbor right now and called me to look.
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In my marathon reading, I discovered that Theodore Roosevelt was especially interested in the War of 1812! It is so interesting to read about how the doctors overcame malaria and yellow fever-the realization that a specific mosquito and its parasite were the root of the problem. I am fascinated by the politics and intrigue that preceded the building of the Panama Canal by the Americans, including the "revolution" of Colombia/Panama. Panama was previously part of Columbia.
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