Hangin' with Balboa
Monday Feb. 12th-
I had heard about a nice disc golf course from Wernet that I wanted to go check out. It was down in Balboa park, so I made the 30 minute drive down there. I had checked out their website and I knew that it was going to cost $2.50 to play, which is a reasonable fee for a decent course. When I got there, I was asked to pay $3... I asked if it was a holiday and the guy said that it was. I guess even though it was not Presidents Day, Lincoln's birthday is considered a holiday to them. The course was nice, each hole had 3 to 6 different pin positions. This is nice for people who play the course regularly as the difficulty and playability of the holes change weekly.
After disc golf I went back to Bob's. We met up with Dave that evening to have a going away dinner for him. He was heading out on ship for a while so we had some mexican food and chilled on the beach for a bit. We got back to Bob's and he got busy packing his stuff because he was going to be spending the rest of the week in the field at Camp Pendleton.
Tuesday Feb. 13th-
Bob had left for the field real early in the morning, he would not be back around until Friday. Sandra left for LA for a couple of days, so it was just me at the apartment for a while. One strange thing about that morning was that only one wall of outlets were working in the apartment with the one for the fridge not being one of them. I called Bob and left a message on his voicemail so he could let his landlord know.
Liz (from Texas) was in town for a conference and she brought her friend Jamie so that they would be able to take care of some wedding stuff while in town as well. We planned on meeting up at the San Diego Zoo later in the afternoon after they had taken care of their business for the day. So it was back to Balboa Park for me, being that the zoo was located there as well. I got there around 2pm, had some lunch and waited around for and hour until I met up with Liz and Jamie by the orangutans at 3pm. The park closed at 4pm but the grounds closed at 5pm... which means they don't allow anyone in after 4pm but the guests can stay until 5pm. So with that we had 2 hours to enjoy as much of the park as we could. For the first part there were a bunch of birds, but then we got to the bears and then the koalas. From there we saw the elephants and rhinoceroses. We walked up a hill and saw the giraffes which seemed to be an arms length away, with no fence in between them and the guests, but just a small ditch. The other exciting animals we saw were the hippopotamus, we were able to see them in their tank right against the glass. These animals are quite huge and graceful under water at the same time. By that time we needed to head for the exit. One thing I really enjoyed about the zoo is the wooded environment that it is located in. Where the Cleveland zoo seems very open and spacious, the SD Zoo was jungle like while still being rather large and providing plenty of space for the animals.
After the zoo, it was about time for sunset and the girls were interested in hitting a beach. with my little knowledge of the SD, I suggested going to sunset cliffs which we were not too far from. Unfortunately, that time of the day was not the best to be traveling across the city and by the time we got there, there was barely much of a sunset for us the view. After that we went up to La Jolla and got some thai food for dinner, it was yummy. After that we split ways with them going back to their hotel and me driving back to Bob's. Not having any plans I drove up the coast instead of the highway just to enjoy the drive. I went to the local coffee shop in Carlsbad and got some chai tea. When I got back to Bob's there was no electricity in the apartment complex at all. There was a note on the door that said the electricity would be back by 6pm, but the fact that it was 10pm did not make me fell good about those prospects. I called Liz and they said I should spend the night at the hotel with them. By the time I got the Liz was passed out and Jamie was nearly there as well.
I had heard about a nice disc golf course from Wernet that I wanted to go check out. It was down in Balboa park, so I made the 30 minute drive down there. I had checked out their website and I knew that it was going to cost $2.50 to play, which is a reasonable fee for a decent course. When I got there, I was asked to pay $3... I asked if it was a holiday and the guy said that it was. I guess even though it was not Presidents Day, Lincoln's birthday is considered a holiday to them. The course was nice, each hole had 3 to 6 different pin positions. This is nice for people who play the course regularly as the difficulty and playability of the holes change weekly.
After disc golf I went back to Bob's. We met up with Dave that evening to have a going away dinner for him. He was heading out on ship for a while so we had some mexican food and chilled on the beach for a bit. We got back to Bob's and he got busy packing his stuff because he was going to be spending the rest of the week in the field at Camp Pendleton.
Tuesday Feb. 13th-
Bob had left for the field real early in the morning, he would not be back around until Friday. Sandra left for LA for a couple of days, so it was just me at the apartment for a while. One strange thing about that morning was that only one wall of outlets were working in the apartment with the one for the fridge not being one of them. I called Bob and left a message on his voicemail so he could let his landlord know.
Liz (from Texas) was in town for a conference and she brought her friend Jamie so that they would be able to take care of some wedding stuff while in town as well. We planned on meeting up at the San Diego Zoo later in the afternoon after they had taken care of their business for the day. So it was back to Balboa Park for me, being that the zoo was located there as well. I got there around 2pm, had some lunch and waited around for and hour until I met up with Liz and Jamie by the orangutans at 3pm. The park closed at 4pm but the grounds closed at 5pm... which means they don't allow anyone in after 4pm but the guests can stay until 5pm. So with that we had 2 hours to enjoy as much of the park as we could. For the first part there were a bunch of birds, but then we got to the bears and then the koalas. From there we saw the elephants and rhinoceroses. We walked up a hill and saw the giraffes which seemed to be an arms length away, with no fence in between them and the guests, but just a small ditch. The other exciting animals we saw were the hippopotamus, we were able to see them in their tank right against the glass. These animals are quite huge and graceful under water at the same time. By that time we needed to head for the exit. One thing I really enjoyed about the zoo is the wooded environment that it is located in. Where the Cleveland zoo seems very open and spacious, the SD Zoo was jungle like while still being rather large and providing plenty of space for the animals.
After the zoo, it was about time for sunset and the girls were interested in hitting a beach. with my little knowledge of the SD, I suggested going to sunset cliffs which we were not too far from. Unfortunately, that time of the day was not the best to be traveling across the city and by the time we got there, there was barely much of a sunset for us the view. After that we went up to La Jolla and got some thai food for dinner, it was yummy. After that we split ways with them going back to their hotel and me driving back to Bob's. Not having any plans I drove up the coast instead of the highway just to enjoy the drive. I went to the local coffee shop in Carlsbad and got some chai tea. When I got back to Bob's there was no electricity in the apartment complex at all. There was a note on the door that said the electricity would be back by 6pm, but the fact that it was 10pm did not make me fell good about those prospects. I called Liz and they said I should spend the night at the hotel with them. By the time I got the Liz was passed out and Jamie was nearly there as well.
posted by Jeremiah Boncha at 2:28 PM
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Did you get special treatment on the naval base in San Diego since you were in the Marines? Like a free haircut? Or beatdown?
-Jim
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