Day 18

Today we traveled from San Marcos, CA to Ocean Beach in San Diego. On the way we mad a couple of stops that Jennifer was interested in. The first was the Salk Institute. This was an architecture stop. Louis Khan is the architect that designed it, and it is considered a masterpiece. I actually tend to agree. It was a really cool use of space.


yeah, they're a bunch of slackers and layabouts at the Salk Institute:
From there, we went to the children's pool in La Jolla. It is a famous place where sea lions romp and play. And sure enough, we saw some.


After that, we drove another 45 minutes or so down to Ocean Beach in San Diego. Jennifer has picked out yet another nice spot for us to stay. It is across the street from the ocean.

Alright. It's off to find some dinner. Tomorrow, I may make a first attempt at surfing!

Here are a few more photos. The first two are of a nice California sunset:

This guy and his dog were very funny. Apparently, the dog, "Brutus", loves the ocean. The guy, the girl on the left, and Brutus were all sitting on the wall watching the sunset and the surfers just like we were. Then Brutus got loose. He took off running as fast as he could toward the ocean. The guy took off after him. Brutus leapt into the waves and went swimming. The guy waded in ankle deep and was able to call Brutus to him. As soon as he got ahold of Brutus' leash, a triple wave rolled in and knocked the guy off his feet. He was soaked. Undaunted, he walked Brutus back up to the wall, where Brutus promptly escaped again and dove right back in the water. The girl was laughing histerically at all of this just as we were. This time, the guy, already wet, took his shirt off and dove in to go swimming with his dog. And then a wave knocked his pants off. We laughed some more. He got his pants back up and swam some more. After about ten minutes, he and Brutus made their way back up to the wall and sidewalk. That is where I took this picture:
there really are guys with metal detectors at the beach in California:
bicycles and skateboards come in a thousand different varieties in California. I didn't get a picture of it, but earlier in the evening, I saw a bike that had a hinge in the rear that allowed the rear wheel to steer as well.