Chula Vista was great. We arrived before the Baja Caravan left, so had time for some visiting with our good friends on Wednesday. They invited our caravan to join theirs for Happy Hour and it was a real "old home" reunion. John and Judy White, Dick and Judy Martiny, JoAnn and Felix O., David Knight, Pennie and Tom Angelini, and probably others I can't remember at the moment.
It was a lot of fun introducing our unit friends to our past-caravan friends.
At Chula Vista we toured their nature center, which was extremely well done. Watched the feedings of the eagles, manta rays and sharks.
Thursday night we took the trolley into San Diego and ate in Little Italy. We went to the same restaurant where we ate two years ago before our Baja caravan - Filipe's. Larry and I split our dinner and still took home half of it.
Friday morning was a driving day to Borrego Springs. This is really an oasis in the middle of the desert. For the third time we were the first to arrive. On a national caravan we'd be kicked off, but our unit caravan leaders don't care at all. We are giving everyone small tidbits of information about life on a national caravan to prepare them for next summer's Viking Trail caravan to Newfoundland.
Friday night was our Surprise Happy Hour with hearty appetizers out in the desert. We took our 4 wheel drive truck and went out to the scenic overlook of the badlands for the sunset. We weren't alone, so it must be a very popular place. The pictures will have to wait until we get home because we've been warned that the disk is full on this computer.
Saturday morning we drove to the Anza Borrego State Park visitors' center - a very short distance from the park. This morning Larry rode his bike back over to talk to the ranger.
And now we wait for the Super Bowl party. Several other couple are staying as well, so we won't be lonely.
Tomorrow we head for home and plan to arrive Tuesday sometime.
Wednesday it'll most likely be back to the Greenbrae Ranch for more sorting of Grandpa's house.
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