My San Diego STAYcation: Opening Day at the Del Mar Races 2009
Posted by Erica Vautier Liodice | Visited 5112 times, 3 so far today | Currently 4 Comments »
Last week I wrote a blog post outlining the 5 NEW Things I plan to do on my San Diego STAY-cation*.
So far I am off to a great start! On July 22 I went to Opening Day at the Del Mar Races, the first item on my list.
Our day started off at Miller’s Field in Pacific Beach. About 30 friends gathered at the local bar and waited for The Bounce to arrive. The Bounce is a fantastic party bus that offers a great alternative to drunk driving or expensive cabs. We loaded the coolers with drinks and spent the 1-hour trip socializing and ignoring the traffic.
The race track was crazy on opening day! There were thousands of people swirling around in fun dresses and over sized hats, myself included. Truth be told, getting dressed up and posing for countless photos with my friends was the highlight of the day. Once we got to the fairgrounds, the day was a blur. We were hopping from restaurant to restaurant, meeting up with people and watching the races.
While I didn’t win any money, I had a blast catching up with friends and cheering for horses. I got some sun and built a fabulous photo album (posted on Flickr).
I am one fifth of the way through my San Diego STAY-cation agenda. I hope the rest of my plans work out this well!
*A staycation is a lot like a vacation, you just stay where you are and do vacation activities from home.
Great postcard Erica! Glad you made it to one of your STAYcations….keep it going and keep us flowing with information and photos!!
Erica, This is great and I absolutely love the hat!
Adrienne Dimeno
Just stumbled upon this. Such a great weekend!
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