We got home late and happy last night.. and slept late-ish.. We packed up the sweet  airbnb and headed back over to Rafe’s and Laurence’s for a big breakfast meetup. Rafes sister Rima came up from Carmel.. and sophies choral friends  all showed up and we all invaded the kitchen one more time.. !

I’m so glad we had this time here with Rafe.. He is one of my oldest and dearest friends.. over the course of the last few days, Rafe’s been up and around.. he even took some walks around the block . He’s doing so much better ! 

We all said our good byes .. and diane and I hit the road..

Our flight to San diego was quick and uneventful. by the time we got in to San Diego, it was a late sunday afternoon.. .. We decided to spend the remaining daylight walking around balboa park.. it”s a huge park loaded with museums..  .. everything was closed by then.. so there  were very few people around.. which made it a great time to explore !

From there we headed down tot eh Old Town section to seek out soem dinner.. We foudn a fun Mexican place with outdoor seating 

After dinner we took a stroll around the old town.. touristy but still very nice !

It qas gettign dark.. so we hopped. back in the car and headed 30 minutes nnrth to Rancho Santa Fe where our Airbnb was.   On the way we stopped at a Trader Joes for supplies (coffeee, etc0> I went next door to the Rite Aid to find a few tools for my class.. What I found was a store with mostly empty shelves.. Whats up with Rite Aid ? 

We got to our lovely Airbnb about 9ish (I think). We were in this samep place last year.. its a beitiful apartment about the garage of a gorgeous house on 2 acres. The land is beutifully garndednd wotj trails, fruito trees, a small ppool, a pagoda.. So many cool little corners with small fun things to find.. A chicken coop, a childs tea set on a small table, cool small statures. Its a beautiful place

Happy to be settled and nervously excited abotu the class I’m teaching tomorrow !
nite all nite sam
-me