Yesterday’s weather was a departure from what we’ve become accustomed to. It was cloudy, cooler and windy. The wind was gusting from the southwest. The clouds were dark and it felt like it could rain at any moment.

I rolled the awning up and secured it. Gusty winds can damage the awning. I stayed indoors for most of the morning. Around noon, I went for a walk. I didn’t feel like bicycling – riding on a windy day is no fun. I walked up the Rose Creek Trail to Garnet Avenue and stopped at the Chase Bank there. I hit the ATM then walked back. It was a 40-minute round trip.

Walking along the Rose Creek Trail, I noticed the tide was very low. The last quarter mile of the creek where it enters Mission Bay was mostly a mud flat. I haven’t seen it this low before.

Rose Creek at low tide

I stopped at the park office and booked another 30 days here in Mission Bay RV Park, beginning Thursday, November 21st. We have to check out on Wednesday, when our current 30-day stay ends. I think we’ll do the same dance as last time – cruise up to the Sycuan Casino for a night, then return after 24 hours. I wrote about the 24-hour exile in this post.

In the afternoon, we had a new neighbor arrive to the west of our site. They’re from Washington and have been on a trip around the USA. They came across I-8, over the mountains yesterday. I asked how windy it was in the mountains – they said very windy! He complained about how cold it was here – the temperature was 67 degrees, but the wind made it seem cooler. He said he just came from 80-degree weather. I said, “Yeah, me too.” He asked where we came from that was that warm and I said, “Right here – it was 82 degrees yesterday.”

I went to the Offshore Tavern and Grill before dinner. I had a couple of beers and dropped off my NFL football picks for the weekend. I hope I do better than last week! When I returned, the wind had calmed considerably. I set the awning out again. I wanted the awning out in case it rained.

In San Diego, the rainy season usually starts sometime in December and runs through the end of February. The coast of San Diego averages about 10 inches of rain per year. After dinner last night, we heard raindrops on the roof of our coach. It didn’t rain for long, maybe 15 or 20 minutes. It was still breezy and the wind quickly dried everything.

I talked to my friend, Jim Birditt, last night. He’s flying down from Idaho on Monday to visit his parents. I’m looking forward to his visit. He’ll be here for a week.

This morning is mostly cloudy but not as windy as yesterday. I’ll get on my bicycle at some point and take a ride today. Tonight, Carole Sue Bringas is joining us for dinner here at the RV park.