Tuesday we started our day with a bicycle ride. I showed Donna the bike route from Pacific Beach to La Jolla. The route has a number of turns, a lot of hills (up and down) and some choppy road surfaces. Donna didn’t like it too much, but I thought it was safer than riding on Mission Boulevard and La Jolla Boulevard.

We rode to the La Jolla Cove where I showed Donna the seals I posted about last week. We’d been out for nearly an hour and Donna was anxious to get home and get back to work on her book. We decided to take the direct route back along La Jolla Boulevard and Mission Boulevard which includes about a half-dozen roundabouts. We hammered along at a good pace and the ride wasn’t too bad. Now I’m not so sure of the bike route through neighborhoods being safer.

Tuesday evening I grilled sliced eggplant while Donna made baked shrimp with fennel and feta. The weather forecast called for rain overnight and in the morning. I find the weather forecast in San Diego to be fairly accurate most of the time.

Baked shrimp with fennel and grilled eggplant

After dinner, I moved the grill and our bicycles under the canopy. It was a good thing since I woke yesterday to the sound of rain drops drumming on the roof. By the time we were ready to ride the scooter to Donna’s exercise class, the rain had stopped.

The forecast called for more rain later in the day. They were also predicting 15mph wind with gusts up to 20mph out of the west. Our canopy faces east. I kept an eye on it, but thought it would handle the wind.

The temperature only reached a high of 67 yesterday. The television news casters were calling this a “wintry blast!”  After spending years in northern climates, I had to laugh at this. It rained on and off during the afternoon, really pouring down at times.

In the late morning, while it was still dry out, Donna and I scootered to Vons supermarket in Pacific Beach. Donna had an extensive grocery list. We were on the limit of our capacity to carry groceries on the scooter. The underseat storage bin was full. Donna’s backpack was full. The canvas bag between my knees was full. Now we know the limit.

With Donna continuing work on her book and the rain outside, I had a very lazy day. I took a nap for 40 minutes around 3pm. It felt good. I might want to make a habit of this!

Last evening Donna cooked inside due to the weather. We had a low-fat version of chicken parmesan served over spaghetti squash.

Chicken parmesan with spaghetti squash

Today, we are back to more typical weather. Blue skies and 70 degrees forecasted.