Yesterday the weather guessers forecasted temperatures in the 80s with gusty winds. They had it half right. The temperature was in the low 80s, but there wasn’t much wind here or at Pacific Beach.

Donna went for a bike ride in the morning while I posted to the blog. After she returned, we went to the farmer’s market at Mission Bay High School. We had lunch there – quesadillas from a vendor.  I had spicy chicken and Donna had shrimp with peppers and onions. They were on homemade jalapeno tortillas. That kicked the spice up a notch. Very tasty.

Quesadillas at the farmer’s market

Donna bought a couple of heirloom tomatoes and handed me the bag. The bag slipped out of my hand and fell to the ground. One of the tomatoes split open. The guy selling the tomatoes gave me a replacement – no charge. Donna also bought green tea and spices from the spice lady and fresh scallops and salmon from the fish guy.

After we brought the goods home, we rode the scooter to Pacific Beach. They had an event called Pacific Beach Fest going on. The road along the boardwalk from Grand Avenue to Garnet was closed off. Vendors had tables and canopies set up there. There were a couple of stages with bands playing. The beach was crowded. You would think it was the middle of summer.

Vendors on the boardwalk

Parking wasn’t a problem for us since we were on the scooter. We walked up the boardwalk. Then we went down on the beach at Crystal Pier. There was a surfing contest there. We walked south on the wet sand. A beach volleyball tournament was happening a few hundred yards south of the pier.

Volleyball on the sand

Overhead, there was a squadron of skywriting airplanes. They flew in formation, releasing smoke to form letters. They spelled out “skytypers.com.”

It’s a bird…It’s a plane…it’s…

We walked back up the boardwalk to the Alehouse. They had an outdoor area fenced off for a beer garden. We cooled off with a beer and did some people watching. It was mostly a younger crowd – I’m guessing 20- or 30-something.

It was fun, but we had enough sun and left around 3pm. We spent the remainder of the day kicking back at the RV. We had stuffed grape leaves from the farmer’s market for an appetizer. Then Donna prepared pan-seared scallops with jalapeno and cilantro for dinner. They were the best scallops I’ve had.

Scallops prepped for the pan with chile pepper

Scallops with jalapeno and cilantro

Today, we’ll have lunch with my old friend, Chris Nirschl and his wife, Sherry. I haven’t seen them since 1976. I’m looking forward to meeting them and renewing our friendship.

It’s my birthday today, I’m 57. After lunch with the Nirschls, I’ll spend the day enjoying NFL action. The Chargers game at Oakland is delayed until 8:30pm PST. This will make it an exceptionally long day of football.