Elevated trolley.
Pointy steeples.
Wait, this Mexican radio station is actually called The Invader?
Yep.
Ogii wants to go shopping. Ross, then DSW Shoes.
And World Market.
These bowls that are molded on the bottom to fit into the wood below them are neat.
Although you have to get the angle correct.
Turtle mat.
Many snacks.
Ogii likes the Dubae chocolate.
I bought this little knife for a few dollars so I could cut open my new shoe straps and wear them.
Bumper goes here.
Then onto Nordstrom Rack.
While Ogii shopped, I got a haircut.
Apparently there's a bird that swoops down at people.
Homemade ice cream.
Many other shops there.
Sprinkles Cupcakes is closed. Aw, I wanted to bring some back to my coworkers.
Another nearby is also closed.
Wait a second; all the ones in LA are closed as well.
Of course, private equity bought it in 2012, sucked all the money out, and then closed down all of the stores in 2025 without warning, leaving hundreds of employees without severance. So sad.
Only two independently operated franchised locations near San Francisco are still open.
Long line to check out at Nordstrom Rack. I'll stand it in while Ogii keeps shopping.
The rental car had a fisheye backup camera lens. Which was neat; you could see 180 degrees easily. But it really distorted the edges.
Neat building.
And another one.
Onto the Westfield Mall.
Only five parking spots left on this level.
To Nordstrom or Macy's?
Macy's.
Surfboard decorations.
A view of some other stores.
I initially wanted to go to See's Candies, but it was an 11-minute walk.
So I instead went to Laderach chocolates, which was right there.
Along with Parfait Paris.
Which had many macaroons.
And croissants.
A little robot shop. Sprinkles Cupcakes used to have these in airports.
The Westfield Mall is very large.
With so many stores.
A little pool.
Ogii in Macy's.
Buying a gold chain.
Checking out some clothes.
With a bag.
Our new semi-matching shoes.
Then we went to UC San Diego for the Stuart Collection, an assortment of artworks scattered across the campus.
The first one is here somewhere.
Maybe this rock?
Nope, that's for the Marine Corps.
Here it is.
This Neptune statue isn't part of the collection, but it's still neat.
The student union.
Many food options.
Many events.
Another one of the art collections.
Flowers around a column.
And knitting around chairs.
A quote on the floor.
Words on this building.
Which turn on and off.
This engineering building is neat.
A sidewalk with quotes and donor names.
Better engineering leads to better medicine.
Bear by Tim Hawkinson.
The words from another angle.
Fallen Star is another one of the artwork pieces; it's a house at an angle on top of this building.
A closer look.
With Ogii.
With us.
You can even go inside of it, but only on Wednesdays and Thursdays with a reservation.
The Geisel Library looks very cool.
At the base of this path is a snake tail.
Following it up passes this book.
A little bunny.
The head of the snake. It was also graduation, so many grads were out taking pictures.
Multiple layers of paths.
Dr. Seuss memorial.
The library from the other side.
This bike path has a roundabout.
Another artwork installation.
The campus even has a Target.
Large open area.
With Sun God by Niki de Saint Phalle.
Graffiti walls.
Hawaiian BBQ.
Woman in a chair.
Greek chapters.
Some hammocks.
A tower of cans.
A tall pole with a flashing light at top.
Which memoralizes the telegraph.
Ogii by Tritons letters.
Colorful flowers.
This lecture hall was open.
DNA sign.
Some blocks.
Others.
A community garden.
There were collections of scooters around. That might be nice since it's such a huge campus.
I wouldn't want to walk into this building every day; I'd be scared this section would fall on me.
A corner of campus with some trees and tables.
And a nice view.
Panorama Drawing by William Wegman.
Then we followed this little path.
Some cactus buds.
A smoking area.
With many butts.
I hope Ian liked to smoke.
Still following the path.
More cactus flowers.
A little beetle.
More chairs.
Then down a steeper section.
And finally out of the path.
Across a little bridge.
Close to the ocean.
Red Shoe by Elizabeth Murray.
Now time to walk back to the parking lot; 15 minutes isn't too long.
Passing a rainbow fence.
Mural of many people.
The other side.
I first thought an emergency container was something you ran into in an emergency.
But it's locked, so I guess it has supplies for emergency responders.
Standing by Kiki Smith.
The pins are in the shape of the constellation Virgo.
T Denny Sanford gave money to UCSD, in addition to various projects in the Midwest.
A mural with surfers.
Dinner at Romanella Cucina Romana.
Very Italian.
Nice wine collection.
Bread.
More bread.
Pasta.
Fries.
I didn't know Sea World had rides.
There are many murals in Ocean Beach.
Cliffs.
Various.
Optometry.
A very long one...
... on the fence of a gas station.
A cool house.
At Sunset Cliffs.
Someone up on his van.
An arch.
People fishing.
And jumping.
Then they swim over here and climb out.
A woman looking.
Backing up.
And jumping.
A few video clips of jumpers.
A bird and the sun.
A little plant.
Just it and the sun.
Green flash.
Ogii on a bench.
On the drive home we saw some lights in the sky.
Thankfully there was a park nearby we could pull into.
It was a drone show from Sea World.
Killer whales.
Ogii watching it.
She got some video.
An uplifting license plate.
We bought some wine, so now Ogii needs to pack it up well enough that it's not broken during the flight home.
It was going to cost $40 to check the box of wine.
But there's a special "wine case" option which is free, nice.
I wonder if people try to put non-wine stuff into that.
Some art at the airport with words that are shadowed through the glass.
These paper sculptures look like geodes.
Colorful lights.
Afflicted Mementos, which has 40 pieces in eight different locations in this terminal.
Our flight is leaving soon, so I don't have time to go look at them all, but there are a few at this gate.
Ogii getting pictures from the plane.
Leaving San Diego.
If we sit on two windows seats, one in front of the other, Ogii can stick her feet up on my armrest.
Arriving in Big Island.
I've never noticed these waterfalls on the coast northwest of Waipio Valley before.
You can see the two main roads, one near the coast and one more inland.
Pretty beaches.
I use that same backpack for my DSLR camera.
This guy's backpack was really neat.
It's by Lanai Transit, which makes original handbags from Hawaii.
When we got home, we found the earthquake had knocked over a few chess pieces.
Along with a few glasses, although none were broken.
I wonder if the earthquake scared the geckos.
Ogii packed our wine well; it all made it home safely.
Into the wine fridge it goes.