She asked if we'd like to taste the best hamburger in San Diego!
Well, we couldn't pass by that, so Sat noon (after a nap to recover from the crack-o-dawn ship launching), we met in Pacific Beach.
Pacific Beach is one of the best locations in San Diego (which is saying a lot, since this is a city FILLED with great locations!) - it lies between Mission Bay and the Pacific coast. This shot is of Mission Bay looking South from the island in the center. The tall spire on the left is Sea World. The beaches on Mission Bay offer relief from the surf and are very popular, especially among families, in the warm weather. It was rainy and 60 degrees this day, so the beach is empty!
A very short drive (or walk) puts you on the Pacific Ocean with the surf and drop-dead-gorgeous vista! The pier in te background is the Pacific Beach Pier.
While enroute, Amanda called to say Chad had been recalled to the ship for the Tsunami.
There had been a huge earthquake (8.8) in Chile that morning and Tsunami warnings had been issued throughout the Pacific. (The wave did hit San Diego but was only two feet. Even Hawaii only experienced a six foot swell. Seems they can predict the event but not the magnitude yet.)
So Amanda met us at Rocky's Crown Pub.
Rocky's reminded of the Ice House on Indy's near-south side - only 1/2 the size. Rocky's is a sports bar where you order at the bar, pay cash, and eat hamburger! The menu is on the chalkboard above the bar. Your choices are 1/3 pound or 1/2 pound hamburger, with or without cheese. Oh yea, you can get fries (really good fries made from actual potatoes I think!)
We had to wait for a short bit, but scored a nice round table. When we asked the bouncer (yes, it's that kind of bar) if he'd take our picture he just said "No, I had to buy a camera when I did that last time, so I don't do it any more!" Another patron at the bar agreed and he "shot" the three of us.
After we finished our burgers (BTW - they were great but one doesn't want to rush into such things, so I need to do additional experiments before I proclaim this the "Best Burger in SD!") Amanda suggested a place downtown to get desert.
Meanwhile, Chad had been released and was able to join us. We chatted for about an hour, we had coffee while Chad and Amanda split an apple desert that looked fabulous!
Chad had not yet eaten lunch, so we bid adieu to the two of them after shooting the pic below outside the restaurant. We had a great time getting to know these two friends better!
We repaired back to "The Palace" to begin packing (sob!).
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