We were wheels up shortly after 5pm. The captain got on the horn and announced the temp in San Diego as 23 degrees Canadian. I guess Celsius would confuse most AC passengers! I kid of course.
my seatmate must have been a dentist. After settling in he proceeded to floss his teeth. I kid you not.
i had forgotten that AC rolled out free beer and wine in cattle class this summer. I went for a creemore lager which was luke warm and served with a packet of twigz pretzel like things. Perfect combo to go with a rewatch of The Godfather.



second drink service began before I finished my first. This time it was the Paul Mas vin rouge. It wasn’t good but it was better than most vin rouge I’ve had in the back of the bus but I didn’t bother to finish it.

uneventful rest of the flight and it was touch down at 7:35.

I’m a big golf nut and being in SD and not playing is eating at me but I’ve been able to play most of the courses around here over the years. Nice to see a PGA store in the airport though.



it was off to the rental car shuttle as quick as possible for the lengthy stop and go ride. Then to the Avis counter where I picked up my Kia of some sort and the 20 min drive north to the Hyatt Regency in La Jolla.

An executive assistant from the hotel emailed me a couple days ago to welcome me and ask about my eta and if I had any special requests. I responded with my estimated arrival time and inquired about the possibility of an upgrade to a preferred room. She responded promptly that I had been upgraded!!….to a room away from the elevator. My room is indeed away from the elevator (my preference) and the standard king that I had booked. Funny as the response was, I do appreciate the reach out to a lowly discoverist.