Carlsbad in the Morning, Early

Carlsbad, CA
9:47 a.m.

My father-in-law woke us up at 6 a.m. via the telephone in our room. An unrequested wake up call. This was so that he could tell us there was a complimentary breakfast being served in the dining room.

So much for a good night's sleep.

It seems that we have to eat fast so that we can get down to San Diego to take the aircraft carrier tour three hours before it opens.

First, however, we needed to drive up the highway to the motel where Albert and his parents are staying, in order that we might wake them up too.

This we did successfully. Life just wouldn't be the same without seeing Albert's father without his shirt on at least once.

It was, in any case, a good opportunity for him to fashion his security guard uniform for us, which he had brought with him all the way from Glendale, Arizona. I'm not sure which was most impressive--the uniform itself, or the fact that he had brought it all the way from Glendale, Arizona.

It is after 10 now, there is no one else to wake up, and we are waiting for such time when there is any good reason to be up so early.