Waking up in San Diego

JAN 14, 2009 ::: My flight from Dulles was great... nearly empty and I had my own row of seats. We also arrived nearly an hour early, so I was able to make my way to the Flyaway Bus to Union Station to pick up the rental car (the airport fee for car rentals is nearly a hundred bucks!). The bus driver, Johnny, kept me entertained the entire way with stories and complaints. It was great.

Picked up the car and found that I had been upgraded to a Sebring convertible. Fun to drive, but we haven't figured out how to get the top down yet. I found Pete and Gray at the Big Boy in Burbank and we made our transfer there of Pete's stuff from Gray's car to mine. It was great to see him and he was happy to be starting the new leg of the journey.

We left right away for San Diego and made one stop to see Laguna Beach. A beautiful town with an amazing bright blue ocean. We wound our way to San Diego and found our hotel in Old Town. We walked through Old Town last night and the ate at the hotel-clerk recommended Old Town Mexican Cafe. Yummmm.

I was in bed asleep by 7:30 Pacific time. I got up at 4:30 Eastern that morning, so I was beat. As you can see from the time stamp here, I'm still on Eastern time. Now it's time to find a Roadfood recommended breakfast spot, tour a little bit of San Diego and then head off on "Historic Route 80" to Yuma, Arizona.