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Staycation 2, Biergarden

Dec 5, 2014 By elinwaldal 1 Comment

Staycation 2, Biergarden

On November 23, I shared with you the trip we took to Julian, it was the first of three things we did during our “staycation” aka, weekend at home. I have been lagging in my follow up so today I thought I’d share the second excursion — a trip to downtown Encinitas for a late lunch. […]

Filed Under: NaBloPoMo Dec 14, Travel Tagged With: #SDBLC, Biergarden, Encinitas, Food, Micro-Beer, Restaurant, Staycation

Two (Secret) San Diego Bridges

Sep 26, 2014 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 22 Comments

Two (Secret) San Diego Bridges

There is something magical about a bridge, the way it connects two areas, it’s as if it beckons for all who pass over to explore life on either side. On Wednesday my friend Ruth and I met in San Diego, then set out to discover two of the cities “secret” bridges, the Spruce Street Suspension Bridge and the Quince Street Bridge. My […]

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: #SDBLC, Bridges, Exploring San Diego, Pedestrian Bridges

Take a Hike

Sep 4, 2014 By Elin Stebbins Waldal Leave a Comment

“I see nothing which I have seen before; A man is never lost, he has only been mislaid. Got to move on, got to travel, walk away my blues.” -Terry Russell Yesterday I took a hike. The trail I chose wended its way through a canyon which led to an enormous hill with a water tower […]

Filed Under: Exercise, Travel Tagged With: #SDBLC, hiking, Perspective

Tall Ships and Sand Sculptures, Exploring San Diego

Aug 31, 2014 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 13 Comments

Tall Ships and Sand Sculptures, Exploring San Diego

Jimmy and I kicked off the labor day weekend on Saturday by heading downtown to spend time along the Embarcadero in San Diego, and while there, we saw tall ships and world class sand sculptures. Happily both of those events were on my, Exploring San Diego Bucket List (#SBLC), under the description, All Things Downtown. Because we live in north county–and labor […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: #SDBLC, Bucket List, Embarcadero Park, Exploring San Diego, Labor Day Weekend

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