After lunch, we drove to Carlsbad along this road P1041391 and decided to ignore this sign P1041392 so that we could go down to the beach P1041393 and watch the birds fly P1041394 as we observed the warning signs P1041395 and watched the surfers P1041396 out in the ocean. Sylvia decided to do some experimenting with the camera to see if she could capture the perfect picture of the squirrel's sign P1041397 P1041398 P1041399 while we all observed the law P1041400 and picked no vegetation. Along the sea wall, we ran into this memorial P1041401 to some unfortunate possible surfer who didn't read the signs. Then it was time for a pit stop with Sylvia posing on her side P1041402 while Dan had already gone in P1041403 his. On the way back, we captured this wonderful picture P1041404 of the birds at the surf and then noted that this van P1041405 was a real steal for the right owner. Once back in La Jolla, Sylvia captured this picture of Dan and me P1041406 having this chat session P1041407 with Jane on the other coast. For some reason, I forgot to record the wonderful dinner meal, perhaps it was tiredness. After dinner, we started a game of O Hell that ended the next morning with me as the victor as the scoresheet shows P1051408 and as you can see the deck P1051409 was not rigged. So, here is a picture of the proud winner. P1051410

The next event was lunch upstairs where you could order from the left or right side of the menu P1051411 and I had an omelette P1051412 that could not compete with the meal of the day before while Rob had this sandwich P1051413 Linda had this meal with 2 different kinds of potatoes P1051414 Anne had the filet P1051415 Irv had the New Yorker P1051416 Sylvia had the Caesar salad topped with salmon P1051417 and Dan had his sandwich P1051418 all well served by Aaron P1051419 the waiter. For dessert, the specialty was this swan dish P1051420 that didn't taste nearly as good as it looked though some chose to have cookies P1051421 instead.

After lunch, we repaired to their apartment where Rob P1051422 Anne P1051423 Dansyl P1051424 P1051425 and Irv P1051426 posed for pictures and someone took this picture of Linda and me P1051427 managing to capture us despite lighting problems. There was more food including this plate of fresh fruit P1051428 and this plate of dried fruit. P1051429 The cookies Linda had brought P1051430 looked better once they were unwrapped P1051431 but nothing could compete with the chocolates from Australia, P1051432 P1051433 not even the nuts and flakes P1051434 the typically California fare. Despite all of the fingerprints, we decided to subdivide the Autralian chocolate P1051435 to make sure it tasted as good as it looked. It had a filling with a liqueur taste and a hint of cherry. And, as is always the case, pictures show a better taste than reality.

Despite the day of eating, we still had to have dinner. We observed that we hadn't been outside all day and so decided to walk to the Chinese restaurant around the corner and across the street. The menu P1051436 had many fine offerings P1051437 and after I got my beer P1051438 Larry P1051439 Janet P1051440 Dan P1051441 and Sylvia P1051442 were ready to read the offerings so that we could choose a meal. We started with Moo Shu vegetables P1051443 which the waitress prepared at our table P1051444 P1051445 to yield this first one P1051446 while Dan took another picture P1051447 of her work to get the sauce and a different angle on the meal. The rest of the meal was the sizzling dish P1051448 the specialty shrimp dish (that cost twice as much) P1051449 General Ts'o chicken P1051450 bean curd with excellent mushrooms P1051451 and this accompanying hot sauce P1051452 and two kinds of rice, fried P1051453 and steamed. P1051454 On the way back we recorded the flags on the apartment next door P1051455 where the guy with the MS from Princeton lives and the name plate P1051456 and mezzuzah P1051457 on apartment 206. I was sad to get up the next morning and head to the airport for the next leg of the trip. It had been a very nice visit.