Saturday, July 21, 2012

San Diego Sunshine


My first trip to Coronado Island was over a decade ago, at The Del for one of the early Electronic Access Conferences.  Upon arrival, The Del insisted that I had cancelled my reservation and I insisted I hadn't.  I ended up in a very nice corner suite with a 180 degree view of the beach and San Diego proper.  That was a great trip and I still have very fond memories of that place, listening to the elevator attendant sing It's A Wonderful World Louie Armstrong style, early morning breakfasts in the courtyard with white linen tablecloths and propane heaters, Kay Jacks and Jeff Baker's back and forth banter.


This recent trip was planned to be short, but was made even shorter by a cracked airplane windshield and a seven hour flight delay.  The Sunday afternoon I had planned to spend exploring Loew's Coronado Bay Resort was instead spent at the Portland airport, which I know much too well already.  Arriving on Coronado Island around 9 pm, the only sights I saw were the lights of Mexico in the distance.  Meetings began at 8 am the next morning and I only escaped for a few minutes during an afternoon break for a quick walk around the property.  This was the first proper sunshine I had seen in a very long time and it was glorious.


Perhaps it was the sunshine ... or salt air ... or jostling in my briefcase ... or old age ... but the trusty Kodak decided to go all psychedelic on me.


Looks like I'll be hauling the Nikon with me on future trips.  Guess I need a bigger briefcase.


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