Although you are probably already here in Beautiful Sunny San Diego, and not checking the talkbass message boards (the message boards for all of us bass fishers), I am going to throw out some suggestions.
First off, the Mexican food in San Diego is some of the best in the United States. Hit up any of the places in Old Town and you will not be sorry.
As mentioned before, there are some great – non-chain – restaurants in the uptown area (between Downtown and Mission Valley); check out the Hash House a go go (
http://www.hashhouseagogo.com/), or the Tractor Room (the Hash House a go go’s run off restaurant just across the street).
As far as attractions are concerned:
Of course you should check out Balboa Park and the San Diego Zoo.
Also, the above mentioned Old Town.
You should cruise through the beach communities – OB (Ocean Beach), La Jolla, Del Mar, and many more; rent a car and just cruise the coast if you can.
You could also visit Julian out in the mountains (if you rent a car) and get some great apple pie (made with locally grown apples) and fresh locally raised buffalo burgers.
Oh yeah, before I forget; the Gaslamp district downtown has recently been fancified for all the tourists and local hipster/scenester yuppies – you might as well check that out (I never go, but I hear things).
And the weather; of course you are already here, but… If you are like me, you won’t need a jacket of long pants – the weather seems perfect for shorts and a t-shirt.
Um, anything else? I’m sure I’m forgetting something. Oh yeah, avoid Tijuana. There have been a lot of drug trafficking related murders down there recently, so don’t go down there!!!
If I think of anything else before Saturday, I’ll post it.
