Saturday, November 30, 2002

Thanksgiving Trip - Day 6

[drove up to one of our favorite places in the San Diego area: the Wild Animal Park in Escondido (see several entries from 1995) - most of the other family members went with us (lots of great action photos) - ate lunch at a place called "Mombasa Cooker" (1155L) - Nicky found great souvenirs (1405L) and took several rolls worth of "action shots" - after a great day, we went back to the hotel - spent several hours visiting before heading back to the room]

Friday, November 29, 2002

Thanksgiving Trip - Day 5

[visiting in the morning - it was raining, but several of us went over to Sea World (1015L) - when we arrived, Terry and Trish suggested we do a "behind the scenes" tour - it rained most of the day, but we ended up having a great time anyway (with Bonnie, Terry, Trish, Megan and Erin) - got great seats, toured research labs, petted and fed the dolphins (!!!) - bought some souvenirs (1730L) - apparently, it wasn't enough, because we bought more souvenirs later (1830L) - on the way home, we drove through our old neighborhood (see 1995) - while we were getting gas at the Kensington Auto Center (1925L), the clerk told us that crime was much worse now than when we lived in the area - (visiting with family again) - back at our room very late]

Thursday, November 28, 2002

Thanksgiving Trip - Day 4

[Thanksgiving dinner at hotel - more swimming]

Wednesday, November 27, 2002

Thanksgiving Trip - Day 3

[breakfast with several relatives at Baleen - lots of visiting (kids) and shopping (Nicky) - swimming with all the kids at several of the many pools - quick lunch at Baleen - back to the pool... - after a full day of fun, we headed back to our room to change for dinner (we had to dress up!) - then we drove up to La Jolla to eat dinner at the Marine Room - it was very fancy (several course meal) - enjoyed the waves crashing on the beach (everyone enjoyed themselves tremendously) - back at the hotel late]

Tuesday, November 26, 2002

Thanksgiving Trip - Day 2

[took off for LAX after midnight - arrived there at 0300L - got lucky and found a rental car (0330L), although Nicky called it an "ugly Aztec" - tried to find a hotel at several places along I-5 but gave up after having trouble finding a reasonable rate (I didn't want to pay such high prices for only a few hours of sleep) - since kids and Nicky were asleep, I ended up driving all the way to San Diego - we arrived at 0730L - checked into Paradise Point Resort & Spa (near Sea World and on Mission Bay) - Nicky and girls ate breakfast at the hotel restaurant, "Baleen" while I took a nap for several hours - she also went out to pick up groceries at Vons - by the time I woke up, lots of family had arrived - I took the kids while Nicky went shopping in Fashion Valley - late in the afternoon, we met up with everyone for dinner at Casa de Pico]

Monday, November 25, 2002

Thanksgiving Trip - Day 1

[departure scheduled for after 1900L - limo service - problems with wind in Ontario - got our ticket switched to LAX - flew from Atlanta to Las Vegas - waiting in terminal at midnight]

Thursday, November 7, 2002

Jacksonville, FL (USA)

[date uncertain - lifts between Norfolk & Jax - delay until field opening - Tom]

Wednesday, November 6, 2002

Norfolk, VA (USA)

[date uncertain - lifts between Norfolk & Jax - delay until field opening]