Gary’s Brother let us back into the house after our trip to Arizona.  Whew!  It was nice to know we didn’t wear out our welcome yet. That’s good, cause our plane doesn’t leave for 10 days and those benches at the airport would be mighty uncomfortable.

So while we were back at his house, we were able to swim in his newly renovated and clean pool

Nice pool

He is lucky that he doesn’t have to worry about Monsoons where he lives.

One evening he invited us to join his friends on a paddle wheel trip across Mission Bay.   Oh boy, a ride on a boat!  Which one will we get…the big one, or the little one

Which one?

The big one looks way cooler!  But, shoot, we got the little one.  Oh well, I get dibs on the upper deck!  The ride was just going to be across the bay but it is a boat ride so we were game.  The boat travels back and forth every hour across the bay from one hotel to another.  It was about a half an hour ride but still fun.  It was a great night and I got some great pictures

Nice house

Look at this beauty of a house, right on the bay.  I bet it cost a couple of bucks.  They allow boats on the beach here  Hey guy!  You’re suppose to put the bow into the beach not the motor!

Happy Dog

There were quite a few of these paddle boards around.  It is hard to tell if the dog is having a good time or not.  Then this boat went by

Hot Tub Cruzin

Yup, a boat with a hot tub on it that you can rent.  That would be fun in the winter, not so much in the summer.

When we finally reached the other side of the bay and disembarked, we went to the hotel that was there.  The place was packed!  Of course, here we are in the middle of summer vacation so what did I expect?  We had  7 people in our group so it was tough to find a spot for all of us as we wanted to sit outside and enjoy the great weather, as did everyone else :).  Luckily we found a spot big enough for all of us and bonus, it was in the shade!  My favorite kind of spot.  We enjoyed some nice Hor d’vours there and had a drink.  The Hor d’vours were a little on the skimpy side so Gary and I had to stop at Micky D’s afterwards for some real food ;).  When we realized it was time to go, we had to rushed back to the boat, luckily we just made it as everyone else decided it was time to go too.  We loaded back onto the boat for the trip back.  It was dark by then

Night Sky Line

But it was still a pretty ride back.

The next day we decided to see where our boat was born.  The birth place of the Touch of Class is in Perris California,  that is where the factory is.  Unfortunately we have found out that is has recently been bought by another party and they have halted production on the Navigators, waaaaaaaa!  Well I guess that just makes our boat worth more huh? Wink, Wink.  It was a lovely day, as all days in San Diego are, and we decided we still wanted to go see it.  So 72 miles later we pulled up to the office

Office 

We saw one mold, 

and one hull.  A little tear ran down our cheeks. We headed home and back to the pool.  Yes, Gary is looking nice and bronzed after all his pool time.  I haven’t seen him this tan in a long time.  Me, I’m still whiter than white and hiding in the shade.  Gotta keep that skin doctor happy :).

We spent a few more days in California, got our fill of beaches, boats and pools and headed back to our daughter’s home in Minnesota.  We hoped we were good guests in San Diego and will be invited back.  I guess we’ll find out next time we try to visit :).  So on the 23rd of August we flew back to Minnesota.