4 Day Cobra Vacation

My wife and I recently took a four day trip in the Cobra. My wife planned the trip and kept the destination a secret. She printed a picture of the hotel/pool and cut it into about 8 jagged puzzle pieces and gave me one a day until we left (hint for the hubbies out there that need to surprise their wife). When I got the last piece, I still didn't know where the resort was, but it sure looked nice. 

The first order of business, was to get all this into the trunk.

Fortunately, I enlarged the trunk a bit when I built it, so we had no problem.

We set off on to our destination of a nice resort in Coronado (peninsula in San Diego). We had dinner at the Hotel Del Coronado that evening outside in fantastic weather. The next morning had breakfast in town, and really had trouble keeping an eye on the car with the people blocking my view.

The weather forecast said there was only a chance of rain further to the north, but we all know how accurate they are.

Unfortunately, I didn't RainX my window before the trip, so we headed back the short distance to the hotel until the rain cleared, then headed back out to the San Diego Zoo. I parked in front of some construction fencing, taking up two spaces. When we returned to the car, we found the fencing had blown over during the day from the wind, and left a 4" scratch on my fender. Guess I'll have to make a return trip to see Batman (I need to make sure my tetanus shots are current first). The next day we walked along the beach in the morning, and relaxed by the pool in the afternoon. Wednesday we packed up again, and drove back over the bridge and up to La Jolla Cove for lunch.

La Jolla (that's La Hoya for you gringos) cove is a popular spot for California seals to beach themselves and catch some rays. The seals recently had pups, so we got to see some babies learning to swim and flop around on the sand. We headed north and had dinner with the in-laws in Orange county before making the trip the rest of the way home. Except for the scratched fender, we had a great time and the roadster was a great vacation car (as long as we don't have to pack for more than 4 days!)

Last Update: 04/18/2005