A few weeks ago Heather called me and said they would be at the Lawrence Welk Resort from the 10th through the 17th and would we like to come spend a few days doing stuff. I immediately said yes and we booked a couple of nights at a Comfort Inn in Escondido.
We drove down on Thursday the 14th and checked in and then drove to LWR. Mark was out playing golf so Heather, Camden, Carsten, Betty and I went over to the Activity Center so the boys could paint some clay turtles. We stayed there for a while and Mark called Heather to say he would be on the hole right behind the center soon. We went out and watched him play the hole. He came really close to having a Birdie but ended up with par. You can see a panorama of the activity center here.
Then we went back to the house and had a spaghetti dinner (I had Spaghetti Squash and Walden Farms 0 calorie sauce).
After dinner we went to the pool and got wet and relaxed. After that Betty and I drove back to the hotel.
The next morning they picked us up in their van and we drove in to Balboa Park to go to the Fleet Science Center and Model Railroad museum. That was lots of fun and we even saw an IMax movie called To The Artic. It was a little too political but enjoyable nonetheless.
That night I took them to The Fish Market where we all had a great meal. Mark had the Ciopino which used to be one of my favorites but I stayed a little lower calorie this time.
The next day we checked out and drove to the coast to meet up for a beach outing. We were going to be at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas but it was closed for something special. We ended up going to Oceanside State Beach and spent some time there. I have a pano of the beach here.
At about 2pm Betty and I left for home. The drive should have taken about 2 hours but because it’s Southern Cal and a Saturday it took 3 1/2 hours.
We had a great time and I will post some more of the pictures in my Gallery later. Right now I’m getting ready for Richard and Dianna to come spend Father’s Day with us.
Sounds like a fun time in a lovely setting. Great panos. Nice that Heather & Mark had the resort condo to cook in and you could all enjoy a nice meal there. I wasn’t sure what Ciopino was, and had to look it up. If I liked seafood better, it would probably sound delicious. As it is, I’ll just say better him than me. 😉
It’s been a long time since I’ve been to an IMax theater. I think the last time was a nature film in Alaska. Can you imagine seeing Planet Earth on an IMax screen?
Comment by Donna — Sunday June 17, 2012 @ 5:58 pm
Your panoramas are the greatest! I would love some pictures of the people, and you–want to watch you disappear.
Comment by Mom — Monday June 18, 2012 @ 7:31 am
About time you updated your blog!
The panoramas are nice; I especially like the 360 beach. I kept going around and around.
Comment by Daryl — Wednesday June 20, 2012 @ 11:28 am