San Diego Interlude

We are pretty laid back right now.

Settled into our temporary home on Shelter island, we spend the days walking, reading, eating and soaking up the sun. As you can see it is pretty exciting here.

We have checked out the local zoo and some museums and spent almost an entire day exploring the USS Midway aircraft carrier berthed by the cruise ships - that was surprisingly interesting.

For the most part, we have been trying to be a little more responsible in our spending habits, finding some cheaper places to eat (like the local bakery we found a 1/2 mile away), and doing most of our sight-seeing on foot, peering over the fences till someone chases us away, etc.

The local marine stores are fascinating for us, from the huge West Marine mega-mart to the smaller cruiser-oriented local chandlers. Everyone is super nice to us even though we haven't bought anything.

We visit the police dock regularly to see what boats are passing through but there is less and less action as most south-bound boats have already left for Mexico and there are very few north-bound vessels at this time of year. We checked on the local marina moorage rates and determined that this would be a very expensive place to stay for any length of time.

Although we really like it here, we have decided to move on next week. We will most likely drive over the mountains (hills?) to Palm Springs, where we are sure my sister and brother-in-law would love to put us up for a couple of months while they teach us how to golf (whatever that is).