Category Archives: California

All my life I’ve heard three things about San Diego: It’s always 72 degrees. It never rains. There are no bugs. To be fair, I haven’t seen a lot of bugs. But this is the second year in a row … Continue reading →

On Tuesday morning before the booth opened, seven of us drove to Imperial Beach, the southernmost town on the Pacific coast of the United States. We ate breakfast at The Wave Cafe. As we drove through town, I noticed this … Continue reading →

In mid-February, I flew to San Diego to work at a conference. Five of us took an early flight so we could get to the coast in time for a three-hour whale watching cruise. After a quick lunch at a … Continue reading →

Berkeley The Berkeley was built in 1898 to operate as a ferry on San Francisco Bay. The lower decks are used as a museum. One of my favorite areas in the entire museum was the lounge on the upper deck … Continue reading →

We spent a couple hours on Thursday morning touring the ships docked along the shore of San Diego Bay. Star of India This is the oldest ship in the world that still sails regularly. It was launched in 1863 and … Continue reading →