Post #57532 by kick_the_reverb on Wed, Oct 29, 2003 2:23 PM

Hi Folks
I landed in San Diego on monday noon (what a sight it was - the whole city coverd with smoke and ashes), was picked up by the wahine, and taken to our new rented place in North Park, San Diego.
I was shocked by the amount of decor my wife has amassed in the 5 months that we have been apart. Tons of tropical themed objects for the living room, bedroom and one of the bathrooms, plus skull/goth objects for the extra bathroom. She did such great work. On top of that I got to see the prizes from the drink contest (thanks again Tiki Farm, Tiki Freaks and Drew), and the amazing Tiki Quest book. I also got to examine the Shag/Tiki Farm HukiHuki mug that the missus got for me. Great!
We had reservations for 18:00 at the Bali Hai, but we couldn't resist having pizza for lunch (which proved to be a mistake later).
OK - we went over to the Bali Hai, had some drinks (Mr. Bali Hai, Rum Runner, Frozen Daquiri, Missionary's Downfall, and a Pieces of Eight), and some of the great food (which we had to box to take home because of the pizza...). The server was very friendly and after he heard we were celebrating our 2nd anniversary, he surprised us with a dessert.
Great place to dine. Afterwards we headed over to Trader Mort's, where we were impressed with the selection and Tikis but not with the prices which were pretty high.

I just got this computer set up this morning, and the dial up connection we're using is gonna expire in a few days. It would take me some time to get things up and going properly, but basically I just wanted to say hello so you know I havn't disappeared.

BTW - anyone doing anything good for Halloween in the San Diego area? Havn't got a costume yet, but hoping to get one in time.

Mahalo
Ran