More fun with visiting friends!

Ray and Sharon are friends from Michigan (Ford) who have retired in Las Vegas. After a summer of 110 degrees for months, they were looking forward to a few days in San Diego to cool down a bit.  We promised them cool ocean breezes.

Well, after the coolest summer in San Diego since 1933, we are having a heat wave this weekend!  It's in the 90's here in Vista, which is actually still pretty nice.  We hung out by the fire pit last night with glasses of wine and a full moon.  Awesome!

Today we did the Hwy 101 tour: Oceanside Pier (and yes, Ruby's for burgers), then the coast, through Carlsbad, Encinitas, Solana Beach, and down to Torry Pines Golf Course.  

Now for some football, cold beer, and just chillin' out.

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Alice in Wonderland!

Alice Simioni is here from Castelfranco Veneto, Italy! 

What a sweetie!  I'm having a blast showing her the best of San Diego, hitting all the parks (Zoo, Wild Animal Park, SeaWorld, and Disneyland!)  We're eating 'amburgers & fries, pancakes and French toast.  Watching "Gone With The Wind" and "Centennial". 
Rick is even allowing the Disney Channel while Alice and I sing songs together.

San Luis Rey Mission

Del Mar

California Simionis BBQ

Corn on the Cob American Style!






Our hot tub and pool






Wild Animal Park

We got together several different times with her Simioni relatives in Laguna Nigel.  It still amazes me that Castelfranco Simionis live that close to us.  I wrote down all the names Olga Simioni remembered, and we'll work on more later. What a fun family!

Alice tried to help Rick with his Italian lesson studies, but I don't think it helped!

And our "Princess" got her crown at Wonderland:

We met crazy Fausto too!  He came for our BBQ and also went with us up to Laguna Nigel for the day we had to return our Princess.

Alice: we are sorry you had to leave and look forward to your return to Wonderland!  <3




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