Friday and Saturday - San Diego, CA

Friday.... Back to downtown SD by trolley early in the AM to meet with the South Beach Yacht Club group for our viewing of the Oracle......

We're watching the french guys wipe down thier boat getting ready for the race today. Love those accents.

This was our guide for the Oracle

This is the hatch in one of the hulls.  How would you like to get into that space??

This is the wing (sail) that stays on the boat.  These boats only weigh a total of 3,000 lbs.

Here's Linda, Carol and myself after the Oracle viewing.  Pat loved taking Linda by surprise.

Here's a more posed shot.

Gray and overcast again today.  These are some of the boats in the early morning, moored, waiting for the race later in the day.

We left Linda to walk back to her hotel and we took the trolley back to the RV.  We have decided to leave on Sunday in lieu of Monday to drive to Lake Havasu for Grandma's birthday and Thanksgiving as it is supposed to start raining.

Later in the evening I got a call from Dad to tell me that my Uncle Dave is in the hospital as had to have his appendics removed, (I know how that feels) and to tell me that Grandma who will be 104 on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, has been put in the hospital as possible heart attack. 

Saturday.....Trying to catch up on my office work but having wifi problems. Doing the rest of the laundry and getting everything ready for travel to Lake Havasu tomorrow.

My next blog won't be until sometime next week, if not before Thursday, hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving...  

Thursday - San Diego, CA

Thursday... Today we get to ride on the America and watch the race.  We're meeting Pat's sister, Linda at the boat.  Riding back into town on the trolley.

We're watching as they lower the boat from China into the water to get ready for the race. I really liked this boat as it had zebra stripes on the front hulls

I believe this is the French boat

Another yacht on the water watching the race.

This was the salon area of the America and where we picked up our box lunches. The wood on the boat was beautiful and polished to a tee. As you can see in the pic below the weather turned from sunny to overcast. (this is that yacht again)

Here's Linda and I feeding our faces.  Did I mention we sat across from the bar on the boat.  How convenient was that?

This is the air craft carrier, Midway

Up close and personal to one of the race boats.

We had so much fun.  We returned to the dock about 5:30, walked to the trolley and rode home.  We hit the bed early.  Tomorrow we get to tag along with the South Beach Yacht Club members for a viewing of America's race boat, the Oracle. 

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday - San Diego, CA

Monday... Worked, walked, hung around the RV.
Tuesday....Worked in the morning, did my walking and then after lunch went back to work as had a situation crop up.  Nothing much else to tell.  Pat did go riding around and got some pics of the America under sail.  (This is the boat we will be on to watch the America's cup race they have on Thursday)

Wednesday.... Worked in the morning and then biked to Blue Water Seafood restaurant for lunch.  We found that the Blue Water Cafe was next to the Regal Beagle Bar (for those that remember the sitcom-Three's Company).  See pic.... 

Then we rode to the bay area to watch the beginning of the AC45 races.  The day was beautiful, sunny but cool.

I can't wait for tomorrow as we will be meeting Linda, Pat's sister, to have our day on the America and watch the race from the water.