Family Sunset
La Jolla, California - 2011

October 13th, 2011 - Thursday

Ross was back home for the firt time since leaving for California in February. He and Randy dropped us at the Light Rail terminal in Tukwila. We met the rest of the party at baggage check in. At security I was detained because of the battery and wires in my white hat with the lights. They checked the manufacturer's web site to varify the lights and wires should be there and they distributed a photo of the hat's xray throught the airport. We reached the gate as the plane was finishing boarding. Leslie and Marv Nelson are on the flight too.

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The house on Draper. The left unit. Darcy's bedroom Kitchen
   
First dinner at ?    
     
     

October 14th, 2011 - Friday

Dave & Diana up early for a walk on the beach. We did the 10 minute walk with Darcy to the beach and met the others near the Children's beach. It's foggy today. Paul and Robin visited the house. We had pizza for lunch across the street at Sammy's ?. All but Cyd & I went into Old Town San Diego for dinner. We walked into downtown La Jolla. I bought a coffee table book at the Mangelsen photo gallery. We will return Wednesday for the opening of some new photos. The 18" x 48" prints cost $3500.
Draper Street House on Beach  
  Small boat art  
Life Guard Box   Pelicans
Interesting landscape Beach Flower The entry landscape
     
     

October 15th, 2011 - Saturday, Wedding Day

We drove out to the Hilton at Torry Pines where Paul and Robin were staying. Saw the golf course and had lunch. Leslie brought four gift bags from Skyler & Rita. She carried them from her hotel downtown.

Club house & putting green Starter house Balcony overlooking the 1st Hole tee box
First hole tee box   Pool at Hilton Torrey Pines
     
     
Skylar and Rita's Wedding & Dinner
Cart ride to the wedding. Nancy, Stephen and Cady Suryan group photo
Robin and Paul Garage setup Nervous Skyler
  The father and bride Ceremony
Table 20 Seated at Table 1 One of the many Photo Tables
Robin, Paul & Kim, Bampa & Cady Bampa & Bob, Nancy & Robin Randy, Marianne, & Gramie
Sparklered Cake Celebrating a Toast Balcony address and bouquet toss
Father of the Bride, Leslie & Darcy The Room Band
 
Skyler, Rita, Paul, Robin & Leslie   Mother of the Bride at the Disco
The Wedding Reception and The House
     
  Argentine art room Viewing room
  Mood art in the ceiling above the stairs Gas fireplace oozed blue flames
Disco room Lit Up   House from pool
Front Door Interesting Art Piece House under disco Lights
     
     
Disco bride Cady  
     

October 16th, 2011 - Sunday

We returned to the wedding house for brunch. Five tables were set up for people that had traveled from afar to attend the wedding. We had another 4 course meal. Later we drove out to the beach to see the sunset and had an Italian dinner at Bernini's Bistro.
Green Bloody Mary, Blueberry soup Bampa, Leslie, Gramie, Marianne Randy,Bampa,Marv,Leslie,Gramie,I,Dave
Propane fireplace, very cool!    
     
     
     
  There were 3 professional photoraphers working on the beach Darcy, Dave, Cyd, Bampa
 
  Bernini Bistro owner was proud of his Grey Goose lamps  
     
     

October 17th, 2011 - Monday

The Disneyland group left at 8:30AM. We drove out to Point Loma to see the light house. We walked the military cemetery and the beach. Had a great hamburger in Ocean beach. Saw our last sunset of the trip off the beach at the Coronado Hotel.

     
     
     
     
     
"The World's Best Hamburger" Hodad's Volkswagon table  
Stuff To Puff    
  Ocean Beach main street Sunset outside the Hotel
  Coronado Suite House  
     
     

October 18th, 2011 - Tuesday

We checked out of the house at 11:00 sharp. Mom and I couldn't get the key box closed. Luckily the cleaning women was there to save the day. We drove to SpringValley to have lunch with Mavis WOHLHUTER Steiner. The white van headed for the airport home and we checked into our hotel on the beach in La Jolla. Hiked until dark at the Torry Pines State Park.

     
At Mavis' apartment Grandpa Earl, Eva and Merle Lunch at TGI Fridays
La Jolla Suites were dissappointing Yes, an area heater for warmth View from the balcony
View from the balcony Torry Pines State Park trail  
     
     
    Path worn into the sandstone
Dinner at "The Spot"   Prospect Street art
     
     

October 19th, 2011 - Wednesday

Stopped at FedEx. They can't ship the wine. We were told about having apple pie in Julian and house looking in Rancho Santa Fe. We headed east towards Mt. Palomar and the big 200 Inch telescope. The scope was at 6000ft and the temperature reached into the 80's. We had apple pie in Julian and made it back for the photo unvailing at the Mangelsen Gallery.

The Gull Women Gull Women outside our hotel Children's Beach harbor seals
    Lights from our balcony
  Dreamy astronomers 200 Inch Mirror
Top of the scope structure The dome rides on these wheels Mt Palomar post office
Entrance steps   Painting the dome
The truck shows size scale Julian Street Julian Pies...Gramies are better!
Mangelsen photo unvailing ...and I helped! Dinner at Jose's
     
     

October 20th, 2011 - Thursday

Found a shipper to mail the wine back to Washington this morning. Drove out to the Windsail Port and Rancho Sante Fe. No one was sailing and the expensive homes were mostly hidden. We lunched at Wahoo's just up the street from the rental house. Very good tacos. Walked downtown La Jolla during the Art and Wine walk. Discovered the Peter Lik photo gallery. Made popcorn in the hotel's garage microwave.
Wahoo's Bistro Inside Wahoo's Bistro Prospect Street
A true Sea Hawk   Bird fight...bird fight!
     
 
     
     

October 21th, 2011 - Friday

We walked the beach again before driving to the airport.