Here and There Blog

What is this mystery blob on my Caesar Salad? I looked down at the plate with my jet lagged brain trying to figure it out. Was it my dressing just plopped on? Sour cream?  Or, nooooo! It's a poached egg! Who does that? Isn't the raw egg supposed to be part of the dressing blend not an ingredient? It wasn't even stated on the menu it's so standard here.  Well, who knew. The shrimp were great though!  Later in the day I went out for a walk to the harbor and had a beer with the work group. Lots of fun!

Sydney! A short surprise stopover on an Asia trip. A 14 hour flight with a 7 am arrival meant 3 hours of waiting for the hotel room to be ready. Now I'm cleaned up and it's time to unpack and get ready for work.

Went down to check out the high tide. I was too early but the sand was wet to the parking lot and the water had risen enough to was the sand in. All that's happening now are some nice swells for the surfers.

The weekend went by way too fast! I ate, drank, exercised and binge watched Teen Wolf. Oh and Doctor Who. I feel like I'm the only person not blown away by Maisie, probably because I don't watch Game of Thrones. Sunset on another weekend. I hope it was great for all!

Mid-morning before the heat. Small surf and only a few surfers in the water. The seawall isn't too clustered. It's a perfect place for Starbucks and a walk!

I learned how to use a Selfie Stick this weekend. In defense of the stick, it eliminates the need to bother you waiter with taking group photos or having one person out of the photo. Forget the annoyance factor to others, this is a great invention! A bit more coordination is needed for our party of 8 to all fit but we're in there! Our venue was Belching Beaver Brewery in Vista. No food on site but they did have a food truck available and the beer menu was plentiful with various sizes from small samplers to 16 oz. pints. With the weather cooling off, this made a great place to hang out with friends on the weekend!

That moment when you wouldn't really mind if the cloud produced rain and you'd get wet. Didn't happen but maybe soon. Hard to process sunset starting so early with the temperature at bathing suit level.

8:30 am. Already 80 F at the coast. Hat and sunscreen coated the only thing keeping me going is the view. I'm happy to have the light wind but at the same time it feels like fire weather. Here's hoping to rapid cooling soon!