January 28th – …well actually here we are. We enjoyed the west coast so much last year at this time, that we decided to do it again this year. We have booked a condo in Palm Springs for the month of February but arrived a few days early so that we could spend a weekend in San Diego since we didn’t really get to see much of it last year.

After arriving in Palm Springs and being talked “up” by the car rental company, we spent a few minutes searching out our condo and then headed west over the mountains towards the sea. We are staying at the Doubletree Hotel in Del Mar again this year, so much of our surroundings are familiar to us. We were both pretty tuckered out from a very busy week and long travel day but managed to stay awake long enough to have dinner in the quaint town of Del Mar before turning in early.

Today we were off to the Farmer’s PGA tournament at Torrey Pines. It was a beautiful day…about 70* with bright sunshine. We spent most of our time on the North Course but did make it to the South Course in time to see some of the “big boys” like Mickleson,  Snedecker, Johnson, et al.

The hotel provides a shuttle service and we were very fortunate to get timely rides both ways. We rode back with one couple that ended up walking back yesterday afternoon…it only took them 1 hour and 45 minutes (mostly downhill)!

Tonight we visited Fidel’s the cute little Mexican restaurant that we found last year. Siri helped us find it much quicker this year! The food is yummy, the service quick, and the ambiance somewhat eclectic. It’s quite deceiving from the front because most of the restaurant is underground with lots of little rooms and patios.

The rest of the evening was spent relaxing at the hotel, planning our day tomorrow and being frustrated with the poorest internet service ever.