Dave Griffith's Blog

Hi wish you were here.  We arrived day before yesterday having left Norfolk Va in the middle of the worst Northeaster the East Coast has seen in many years. The wind was gusting to 60 plus miles per hour and the rain fall had already reached 6 inches.  The tide had flooded many of the streets of Norfolk and the surrounding communities.  We crossed the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel which had level 3 restrictions enforce to reach the Norfolk Internation Airport.  American Airlines was our choice and fortunately the plan arrived just 30 minues late.  We took off and landed in Dallas but had missed our plane there.  Grabbed a bite to eat and caught the next flight an hour later to San Diego.  Upon arrival we took a cab to the Naval Station North Island where were we were to spend the next two nights.  Little did I know that this is the largest Naval installation in the world on over 57,000 acres to roam.  We were well taken care of by the folks there and quickly turned in for the night. 

Day two was exciting. After a short (1 mile) walk to MacDonalds for breakfast we caught a cab into the city and checked into the conference at the San Diego Conference Center.  This building is almost a mile long, right on the waterfront and is served by trolley, buses, bikes, runners you name it and its here.  Directly across the street is the stadium the San Diego Padres call home.  So after check in they opened the Expo which is where close to 1000 exhibitors have set up shop to cater to 20,000 or more of my closest friends have come to shop. 

I will tell you about tomorrow in my next blog...All the best, Dave