I've never been a beach person - nor much of a water person for that matter - there are only lakes and rivers in the land-locked Prairies scoured out of the ground by the glacial action of the last ice age and the meltwaters of the Rocky Mountains .

But, I think I could be...

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2013.04.04	To San Diego to Visit an Old Friend
Comment	I've known my friend SR since my university days, long long ago. She recently moved into San Diego, CA from a place near there, and since I'm in the neighbourhood I'd be remiss in not visiting. It'll be my first California highway trip alone - TFS has to work, poor thing. But she'll have better weather - being on the coast, San Diego is not as warm as up here. But, "warm" is a relative term - back home it's still around freezing, while in San Diego it'll be in the mid-60s (°F), warmer at night there than the daytime high back home.         the old Goodyear Tire factory         San Onofre nuclear power plant     rest-stop panorama                     San Diego Mormon Temple SR has a very... enviable view of San Diego Harbour.                 trying to catch the sunset     sunset on the beach

2013.04.05	From San Diego after Visiting an Old Friend
Comment	Cabrillo National Monument commemorates the first landing of a European expedition on what would become the United States western coast. A nice place for us to have lunch before leaving.             Panoramas from the monument area and Visitor Center     San Diego Mormon Temple again     San Onofre nuclear power plant     shut down since January 2012     due to faulty steam generator tubes     the old Goodyear Tire factory, now an outlet mall     Capitol Records building