One Day More – The Trek

Bob and I said goodbye to our perfect dog Corky early in the morning (she rode with us to the airport). Hours later, we arrived in San Diego along with our daughter, Sylvia, and my mom from Omaha 💕. We spent the day touring downtown and eating at Brigantine Seafood & Oyster Bar among the tall ships, right on the water.

It was a beautiful sunny afternoon. We made it to Ben and Jerry’s in Seaport Village for some ice cream. YUM.  
We are staying at a VRBO in La Mesa. It’s perfect for what we need. We made it to Trader Joe’s for some ‘necessities’. Sylvia refreshed my memory on how to play Gin Rummy and we have been playing ever since! ♠️

We had a nice easy morning. We headed back downtown to Little Italy and enjoyed a late breakfast at Morning Glory, as well as the farmer’s market that just happened to be nearby. Morning Glory was such a fun restaurant with delicious food  and wise words on my French toast plate.

We walked around Little Italy, came upon a 7-Eleven and bought our required 😉 Smart Water bottles for the trail.

Then we headed to historic Old Town and walked around the old buildings and souvenir shops. I bought a mini deck of cards, lightweight entertainment for the trail (this will also serve the purpose of more Gin Rummy practice).

We stopped at the REI in town to pick up our camp fuel. We signed the PCT book and took our pictures. Full circle moment for us since we met working at REI back in 1998! The employee loved our story.

We finished with a delicious dinner at Casa Gabriela in La Mesa. We realized we’ve eaten all of our meals outside since arriving in San Diego. We’re ready for what comes next!

Goodbye creature comforts. Hello trail daze!

 Julie and Bob

 @JulieandBobgoforahike

 If you’re interested, here’s my gear list and photo:

https://lighterpack.com/r/0rbvpe

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