Catch of the day

We took off a little late, so we landed a little behind schedule.  That put dinner at around 5 pm San Diego time, which is 7 in Dallas.  Oh- by the way- we’re in San Diego.  Also of note, we had a nice brunch this morning and were sort of planning to have a late lunch on the West coast.  Chalk that up to an early dinner that we were good and hungry for.  

It’s the last real weekend of my summer break- Cas has one more week of freedom that I don’t get.  Hey, public schools, am I right?  But I never have to wear a suit or a necktie, so I guess it all balances out.  We decided to wrap up this summer and launch into our back-to-school time with a quick weekend away.  Neither of us has ever been to San Diego, and it was on the list of American cities we’d like to see.  We kind of checked where we could fly to and sleep without spending too much, and this time, San Diego won.  We got here, grabbed our backpacks from underneath the seats in front of us and got on a city bus that took us to the neighborhood where our hotel is.  

The thing was, the bus deposited us right next to the water where there were restaurants, lots of boats and a maritime museum.  Oh, and it was 7pm Dallas time, and we were hungry.  We took a chance, walked in the first place we saw (I mean, there were tables on a balcony over the water, so what choice did we have?) and asked the waiter for a recommendation.  Seafood seemed like the right thing, as we were right there, looking at the water while we dined.  One seafood fondue and a catch of the day later, and we felt like San Diego was the right choice.  Also, when a waiter has a favorite thing at a restaurant, it’s usually a good call because he has usually eaten everything they serve.  He recommended the catch  of the day, which was a salmon topped with a grilled shrimp, served over a seafood risotto.  We believed him.  Also, if you are in a spot where you could drop your fork and it may land in the ocean, maybe get the catch of the day.  It’s probably pretty fresh.  

But that was dinner, and from there, we made our way to the hotel.  We actually ate with our backpacks stuffed under the table.  Second time we jammed them in a tight spot in front of our feet today, as it turns out.  After we paid the check, it was time to deposit the backpacks.  So we’re checked in.  On tonight’s agenda is sunset on the water.  Not sure what else- honestly it was a long day.  

While we’re here, we scheduled exactly two things to do, and we’re just going to play the rest by ear.  We have a sunset cruise to take and a kayaking/snorkeling adventure to go on.  It should be good.  Here we go!