So the internet has been down and we've learned once again how dependent we are on it. Have tried to book some events but the only way is online! Anyway, internet is back up and we've also found a place next to the Snack Shack that is fast - so you'll know where to find me - late at night, in my pi's, sitting under the thatched roof and typing away!
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We did get online enough Saturday night when we arrived to find out about guided walks sponsored by the Museum of Natural History. Yesterday morning we headed out to Mission Valley to hike the four-mile Oak Canyon starting at the Mission Dam. It was perfect temperature when we set out - 19 degrees and didn't get much above 23 but it was hot and dry in the canyon unless we were standing under the "Coast Live Oaks" that had historically provided the native people with a cool living space close to water. We were following a stream bed but only saw one tiny pool of water the whole way. Our guide was a trained volunteer who also had a biology degree so we learned lots! We were divided into groups - ours a small group of six interesting women and one friendly male:-) Bill had to defend his gender more than once as we were introduced to 'lots of sex' in the botanical world!
Today is catch-up day. Laundry, truck maintenance, odds and ends. There is a cool ocean breeze blowing - not the Santa Anna forecasted. We'll wander down to Mission Bay before sunset tonight to watch the pelicans and assorted birds come in for the night.
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