Travel Log: San Diego - Last day, signing off

Well, that's that.

On the final day of our trip, we managed to squeeze in those last things we've been told about but didn't have time for. First we went to Richard Walker's on Front Street for breakfast. This famous restaurant got mention in the Trolley tour and the Baked Apple Pancake they're noted for was amazing. Highly recommended. Off to a good start.

The draw of Las Americas Premium Outlet Mall (very close to Mexico) was how we decided to make use of our last hours with the rental car. Bobbi managed to surpass me in shopping expenditures so all is right with the world. For those who were placing bets... as I predicted, she lost her sunglasses in some store today. Took her five tries, but she finally did it. Don't feel too badly, she didn't seem to mind and replaced them within minutes and never looked back.

On this second excursion, the allure of the mall wore thin on me a little earlier, even though I managed to pick up some cool Converse shoes, but more importantly, I began to doubt we'd be able to get everything packed away for our flight home. (We did a trial packing run before going to dinner and it's just going to fit.) Even still, Horton Plaza was beckoning Bobbi for even more shopping at 8pm, but cooler heads prevailed and we decided to get dinner instead.

We ended our night at the recommended Croce's Restaurant (Jim Croce, "Leroy Brown" and "Time In A Bottle" fame) and the meal was exceptionally good, and in the adjacent room was Croce's Jazz Bar so we got treated to some cool music over dinner. Really nice way to end the trip.

Also, when I ordered a Guinness, I was asked for I.D., which hasn't happened for many years... and in case you're wondering, this was a nice restaurant and I'm sure they're not asking everyone as a matter of common practice too. Unfortunately, as our plane leaves early tomorrow (8am) AND we ARE really as old as our IDs say, despite it being Friday night, we have to call it an early one... but we don't mind taking it easy either.

Over dinner we talked about how this vacation ranks overall and I gave it a strong 8.5 and Bobbi a strong 8. (This is a ranking on the vacation and our experience, not the city or attractions per se.) Also, with the only exception of passing on a day trip to Mexico, we managed to do virtually everything we wanted to do OR were recommended to do. Kind of amazing considering it was just one week.

"Stay classy, San Diego" - Ron Burgundy