San Diego, California

Don’t have much of a story to tell.

Insignia arrived at its berth shortly after 10:00a and tied up at the B Street Pier, just on the other side of Disney Wonder.

Our initial plan had been to spend the day at Balboa Park and then have dinner at one of our favorite restaurants, Sally’s Fish House … overlooking the marina near Seaport Village. When our departure was moved up from 10:00p to 6:00p, we discarded those plans to focus on errands and have lunch at Sally’s instead.

Before we could do anything, however, we had to go through a face-to-face immigration process with US Customs and Border Protection agents. They came to us … not the other way around. Thus, it was an easy process … get in line at the Insignia Lounge; go through one door; meet with an agent to have your face matched to your passport; get a sticker on your keycard from a crew member so that ship’s security can verify compliance with the formalities; go out the other door. Ta da … free to disembark.

We were off the ship shortly after 11:00a to get started on our errands. By 12:30p, all that was behind us. Now to enjoy some food at Sally’s.

Yummy starters — grilled octopus with a Peruvian pepper sauce; a delicata squash flatbread topped with cheese and an arugula salad. Yummier main course to share — sea bass fish & chips, served not just with the usual tartar sauce and malt vinegar, but with a tamarind sauce as well. And the pièce de résistance — a fudge brownie with dulce de leche ice cream in a chocolate sphere that collapsed to reveal the creamy treat when the server poured a warm Kahlua chocolate sauce over it.

We returned to Insignia by way of the waterfront … stopping to check out the famous sailor-kissing-a-nurse statue called “Embracing Peace; the Salute to Bob Hope and the Military; and Midway, the museum ship (which we visited when Insignia stopped in San Diego on RTW2017).

We had lovely weather today … sunny with comfy temps. It has cooled down to the point of being downright chilly now. It’s going to go downhill from here … one of the several warnings and weather alerts is for gale-force winds.

Methinks it’s going to be bumpy ride after we leave San Diego Bay.Baca selengkapnya