From the Grand Canyon the next destination was San Diego. We couldn't make it in one shot so stopped in Blythe for the night. Blythe is famous for being super hot in the summer time but was nice in late winter. We stayed in a Holiday Inn Express that was only 3 months old and the manager loved the idea of our road trip so he upgraded us to a suite. Nice room but we were on the road early in the morning so couldn't enjoy it as much as we would have liked.
Four miles from our friend's house a large truck threw up a rock and cracked our windshield but we made it to their house. We were staying with Jan and Steve, friends from Guam. We were introduced to them by Beth and Al and if you remember from a few posts ago they were visiting Jan and Steve when we passed through Ohio. They have taken over the house that Jan grew up in. They were one of the first houses in the neighborhood back when there wasn't much around. Pretty built up now. They are in the midst of a major renovation. It was fun seeing their ideas play out for the reno.
We quickly got in touch with old friends Bill and Titus and one of Pauline's ex colleagues, Clarence to meet up in Escondido for dinner and a brew or two at Stone's Brewery. Stone's was featuring a collaboration with our favorite brewery in Japan and one in Guam so we felt the stars were aligned. Clarence couldn't make it but we all had a great time meeting up again. We also made plans to meet up with Bill and Titus again later in the week.
We met Clarence and her boyfriend for lunch later in the week.
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| Bill and Martha (Titus) |
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| Steve and Jan |
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| at Stones Brewery |
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| Pauline with Clarence |
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