With the Scamp tucked into its spot in the garage, we packed suitcases, tossed them in the Subaru, and headed for San Diego. We stopped to do an earth cache in Holtsville at a hot spring that I didn't know existed. Once again, geocaching took us to an interesting place.
Thankfully, we finished up with our Holtsville stop before the rain started. This is the first trip to California that I've ever had where the traffic was running less than the speed limit!
The whole reason for the trip was to watch our grandson in a hockey tournament. His team flew down from Alaska to take part in a tournament. BJ wore his white jersey for the first game since the team was wearing their dark uniforms that day.
He's one of the larger guys on his team and doesn't shy away from going right up the middle if the chance presents itself.
I noticed that BJ declined the opportunity to wear his dark jersey the next day. Sometime about eau de locker room.
We had some very heavy rain one day, but the sun was shining the next day and the game wasn't until late afternoon so we headed to Ramona to see what has changed since we lived there in the mid '70s. The highlight event when we lived there was when they got their first stoplight. Folks would park and watch it change color. Now there are at least six major intersections.
In spite of the additional traffic and signals, downtown still looks the same but the apartment definitely looked worse for wear.
We were making a big loop of this drive, and stopped along the way at a county park. It was pretty obvious where the rain from the day before ended up.
For years, we've heard about the Escapees Jojoba Hills RV park hidden in the hills east of Temecula. With a bit of time on our hands, we arranged for a quick windshield tour but didn't stop to visit any of our friends there.
All in all, it was a nice trip down memory lane.
Showing posts with label Hockey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hockey. Show all posts
Sunday, February 24, 2019
Sunny San Diego
Labels:
California,
Hockey
Location:
San Marcos, CA
Monday, October 29, 2018
Northbound
It was time for standby roulette. This time I got to watch the sunrise from inside the plane! The destination was Anchorage which this time of the year means double the challenge with a plane change in Seattle.
It's been waay too long since we've visited the family in Alaska. BJ decided that she wasn't willing to risk her back with the long flight, so I headed north to spend a week with the grandson and his dog.
The learner's permit had to be demonstrated. I was really impressed! I'm sure I didn't do as well when I was his age.
The weather called for rain each day, but we had an amazing amount of sunshine mixed with the occasional shower. Overnight temps were starting to flirt with freezing, with daytime highs in the mid 60's most days.
There was essentially three parts to life in Alaska. School, hockey (games & practice,) and other stuff like homework, eating, and sleeping. We spent a bunch of hours at the local arena as well as a trip to Anchorage for a game.
I don't know much about hockey, but I recognize effort and hustle. He played three games while I was there.
At times I wondered if he was the enforcer.
They were the home team in white for a couple games, and wore black as the visiting team in Anchorage.
He was even selected for an opportunity to chill out once. :-)
I got to spend some quality time with the granddog as well. Winston is really smart and quickly had me trained!
I'm looking forward to the family visiting Arizona over Thanksgiving, and Winston gets to come along.
It's been waay too long since we've visited the family in Alaska. BJ decided that she wasn't willing to risk her back with the long flight, so I headed north to spend a week with the grandson and his dog.
The learner's permit had to be demonstrated. I was really impressed! I'm sure I didn't do as well when I was his age.
The weather called for rain each day, but we had an amazing amount of sunshine mixed with the occasional shower. Overnight temps were starting to flirt with freezing, with daytime highs in the mid 60's most days.
There was essentially three parts to life in Alaska. School, hockey (games & practice,) and other stuff like homework, eating, and sleeping. We spent a bunch of hours at the local arena as well as a trip to Anchorage for a game.
I don't know much about hockey, but I recognize effort and hustle. He played three games while I was there.
At times I wondered if he was the enforcer.
They were the home team in white for a couple games, and wore black as the visiting team in Anchorage.
He was even selected for an opportunity to chill out once. :-)
I got to spend some quality time with the granddog as well. Winston is really smart and quickly had me trained!
I'm looking forward to the family visiting Arizona over Thanksgiving, and Winston gets to come along.
Location:
Eagle River, AK
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