Camp Pendleton

We drove down to Camp Pendleton on January 3^rd for a six week stay at Del Mar Beach Resort. We decided this time to take a spot on the 2^nd row facing the Pacific Ocean, with the utility hook-ups on the correct side of the motorhome.

 

We’ve been busy the past month with a VA appointment to get my new hearing aids, new eyeglasses, routine dental appointments, and hanging out at the beach. By the way, the Oceanside VA Clinic gave me outstanding service. 

We enjoyed going out for breakfast with our friends Rob and Janet to the Beach Break Café in downtown Oceanside on the old Highway 101.

We also liked the tea at a small business called Succulent. The outdoor café décor included beautiful succulent plants.

 

Julie and I went to Solano Beach on January 18^th to the Belly up Tavern to see the band Tower of Power, from Oakland. They have been performing horn-based R&B since 1968. We enjoyed a concert at Belly up Tavern two years ago when we saw the Colorado-based band Big Head Todd & the Monsters.

We went to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park with Rob and Janet on January 19^th. It was our first visit to the safari park and the wildlife there have lots of room to roam. The safari park is just east of Escondido, CA about 30 miles northeast of San Diego.

We have enjoyed dinner a couple times with my aunt and uncle, Clara and Earl, who live in nearby Vista. It was interesting to see their lemon, lime, and avocado trees as well as the garden they have in their back yard.

Last Tuesday we drove to San Diego with Rob and Janet to visit the San Diego Zoo again. It was 100 years old in 2016 and we never tire of visiting one of the best zoos in the world. I enjoy the pandas, on loan to the zoo from China, as well as the koalas from Australia. The polar bears were pretty neat to see too.

 

Steve & Julie Cornelius