Del Mar Fair 2017

I breathe deep the delicious scents.  Turkey legs are being smoked over a wood grill.  Sweet scent of cotton candy being spun.  Various meat on skewers are smoking.  Chicken is pan fried.  One of my favorite times of year is when summer starts and the Del Mar fair opens.  So much delicious food waiting for… Continue reading Del Mar Fair 2017

Double Happiness

Happiness is a state I am constantly trying to achieve.  Double happiness is doubly attractive.  We first visited after a hot air balloon adventure.  I was starving after an evening of spectacular sights from among the clouds.  Double Happiness delivered with classic Chinese dishes and great service.  My current visit is after enjoying watching the… Continue reading Double Happiness

Hard Rock Cafe – San Diego

Each Hard Rock Cafe is like a rock and roll museum.  I like to visit when it’s not busy so I can see the memorabilia on the walls.  There is a Chris Cornell guitar and a motorcycle in this one.   Lovely stained glass windows line part of the roof.  I joined the birthday club… Continue reading Hard Rock Cafe – San Diego

Bushfire Kitchen – Del Mar

I have been in this parking lot before.  Back when the world was younger and more innocent hot air balloons filled the sky.  I followed them on my bike as they liked to land at my high school.  When I grew up I wanted to ride in one and look from on high as some… Continue reading Bushfire Kitchen – Del Mar

Back Home in Lahaina

Air was a mix of fresh sea breeze and earthy scent of an ancient forest.  Summer’s heat was stifling but there was cool shade beneath the big banyan tree in Lahaina’s Banyan Tree Park.  It was an amazing tree with 16 trunks and the canopy covered most of the park providing shade and home for… Continue reading Back Home in Lahaina