jeff and i wanted to get outta dodge this holiday. heck with a furlough day tacked onto either end of an academic holiday, it was my longest span of time off all year. never let it be said that i was caught sitting around wasting a holiday. so a little air mileage trade in, bargain bike and car rental, and most importantly, a house-swap with old friends who just happened to be out maximizing california furloughs...in new zealand, and we were off! one week + in south park san diego, anza borrego desert, palm springs, los angeles, and la jolla. twas a fab time and quite nice to have 65-70 degree temps at xmas vs. frigid ones. bikes were $75 bucks for the entire week! and it included helmets, locks, and maps....oooh maps. we biked the silver strand right down to imperial beach at the mexico border, la jolla at sunset, the desert, out to coronado island, up to college of the nazarene, way past ocean beach up on some hill, and just tooled around the brew pubs, coffee shops, and foodieville that is south park. $3 belgian ales on mondays at toranado, 2-4-1 tacos at el camino on tuesdays, free zoo day at balboa park. everywhere we went, folks mistook us for locals. well we did shop at trader joe's, bike to all our meals, and i must say jeff's hair was gettin kinda long. so, we'll take it. locals we are.
