It’s February 7th, Boston has already had more than 50 inches of snow, there is a winter storm warning in effect for the next 3 days, and our  hometown, Hudson, got the prize last storm for most snowfall in the state! Here’s what we left behind when our cranky daughter drove us to Logan Starting the trip off with two …

We woke up around 7:30 and enjoyed a Folgers coffee and a bit of brochure reading before heading to Zanzibar for breakfast. Zanzibar is a wine bar and restuarant by night and serves up a killer breakfast in the morning. After breakfast we walked down to the harbor and spent quite a bit of time walking around. There’s a park …

We woke up early and both got a shower in. No sign that water was off when we left around  9 for the bike store; Revolution Bikes on 6th st. We went with the hybrid/commuter option rather than road bikes and made it onto the Coronado ferry with about 2 minutes to spare.  Bringing bikes to Coronado is clearly very …

We took the number 7 bus to Balboa Park this morning and just got back at 9:15! The park includes a number of gardens and a collection of museums in gorgeous buildings, many of which were built for the Panama-California Exposition in 1915. It is also home to the San Diego Zoo. The park is just gorgeous and I still …

Plan today was to bike out to Point Loma, site of the Cabrillo National Monument and some tidal pools. The begining of the trip is along the bike path that runs along the harbor but getting to and from that path has been a bit of a challenge. We decided to try Market street today and that was quite the …

Here’s where we went today These were the first animals we saw on the way in. Gee, they held very still for their photo! I know I really shouldn’t mention this just in case Katie is reading, but it was mid 80s today with not a cloud in the sky. Yes, it was just too hot at times! We started …

Yet another day headed for 80 degrees wiith completely clear skies. This is about 20 degrees above normal and a great treat for us. We decided to head for La Jolla today which requires a bit of walking, a trolley and a bus. Here’s the view waiting for the bus. Why are we going back to Boston in 2 days? …

We headed off for the Mercato Farmer’s Market in little Italy this morning and yes, another cloudless sky with temperature rapidly going into the 80s.       incredible farmer’s market covering about 4 blocks and just jammed with people. Mostly produce, fruits and food with some craft vendors as well. We picked up a few things and then took …

So here we are, trapped in San Diego as the blizzard rages through Boston. Well, let’s just make the best of it. We started the day with a two hour harbor cruise   The cruise boats are parked right next to the Midway which is the big feature in the Maritime Museum The first hour was in the North Harbor, …

Ubered to a pick up a rental car this morning, had our ususal stop, picked up sandwiches in a Russian Deli and then headed out to Torrey Pines Nature Reserve Torrey Pines are different looking all right. Kind of curly     We took a spin through the very tiny visitor center and met this guy. Fortunately he was in …