Sunday was a fun day! Donna went out for a bike ride around 10:30am and put in 18 miles. While she was out, I took the rental car to Vons grocery store in Pacific Beach. I picked up a couple of IPA beer bombers and a case of water. The holiday traffic was intense. It took me 10 minutes of circling the parking lot at Vons to find a parking spot.

When I left to go to the store, it looked like the New York Giants were getting blown out by the Carolina Panthers. When I came home, the score was 35-28 Carolina – it was 35-7 when I left. Carolina came through with the game-winning field goal after New York tied it up at 35-35. What a game!

The Chargers played what may be their last San Diego home game at 1:25pm against the Miami Dolphins.  It appears likely that owner Dean Spanos will move the team to Orange County. The Chargers played tough defense and played well in all phases of the game for a change. Javontee Herndon returned the ball well to set up good field position and the offense put up 30 points while a beat-up Miami team was held to 14.

With the game almost over, I headed over to Kate and Iain’s site where a large happy gathering was in progress – Donna was already there. Almost everyone there was a full-time RVer and most of us are also bloggers. Everyone brought a dish to share and we sampled a few beers. I brought a Belgian style sour from Bruery Terreux – a small Orange County brewery. Here’s a statement from their site:

Our sour beers reflect our love for the traditional beers of Belgium and beyond. Fermented and aged in oak barrels along with wild yeast and bacteria, these tart and funky beers are a throwback to historic, countryside brewing techniques, but with a bit of a California twist.

I brought cups and shared the beer with Hans, Paul, Iain and Kate and a couple of others. Although not everyone is as enthusiastic about sour beers as I am, everyone who tried it liked it. The particular bottle I brought is called Rueuze and the label describes it as Earthy-Sharp-Funky. It’s aged in oak barrels and I found it to be light-bodied and sharp with a green apple flavor. It was delicious in my opinion.

750ml Bruery Terreux Rueuze

We hung out and talked, enjoying the company, good beer and food until around 6:30pm. It was a fun gathering but it was getting cold out.

Sunset – photo courtesy of Hans Kohls

Our happy hour group of blogging RVers

We’ll return the rental car today. The weather will continue to be on the cool side with highs in the 60s. There’s a 70% chance of showers tonight, otherwise it should be dry and partly cloudy for the rest of the week.