Some like it hot!

And for those who do like it hot, San Diego won't disappoint, especially this year when average temperatures have been high. In fact, San Diego enjoys 300+ days of sunshine annually and has a normal average temperature of 72 degrees. Anyway, as today was one of the 300+ , we planned to see the sights, intending to drive downtown early. By good luck, however, we learned of the free shuttle running from the hotel to the Hop-on-hop-off Trolley stop at Seaport Village. So we took a chance! It was a good choice, as we saw all the major sights and made several 'hop-offs'! The drivers' commentaries were an added bonus, too .... being both entertaining and informative. (San Diego is stunning!).

 On our way to Horton Mall, we passed a barbecue food cafe that featured in a famous scene from the film 'Top Gun', before hopping off at the Gas Lamp Quarter.

It was already hot and walking down its blocks of bars and eateries (Wyatt Earp once owned a saloon there), we soon lost interest and hopped back onto the trolley. We next passed over the impressive Coronado Bridge which soars over the Bay and gives great views of the City skyline and the US warships (The City is home to the Pacific Fleet!). The US Midway, a redundant US aircraft carrier, is the focus for the City's Maritime Museum. We hopped-off again at the Hotel Del Coronado, an impressive piece of architecture set in an idyllic ocean setting and made famous by providing the location for the film 'Some Like it Hot'.

Back on the trolley and on to Old Town, the birthplace of the first Californian City. What can I say? Old Town is a colourful, vibrant, village packed with Mexican culture and food. (The tacos and beans were good!).

With time passing, we headed for the trolley again and onward to Little Italy (another vibrant area!) and then to the impressive Balboa Park with its gardens, museums and zoo. We arrived back in Seaport late in the afternoon, in time to link up with some great guys from Nashville, who we had met earlier, and to catch the shuttle back to our hotel.

A great day! We had dinner at the hotel, on the terrace overlooking the vast and picturesque marina. There are worse ways to spend an evening! I guess that today's musical reminder is an obvious one! ...... Marilyn Monroe and "I wanna be loved by you"