Quail Call

The Quail Call is a monthly newsletter publication of the Lake San Marcos Community Association (LSMCA).  The printed Quail Call is mailed to all residences of Lake San Marcos.  You can see the current edition of Quail Call online by clicking on the cover below and then clicking the blue “Current Issue” button.

Cover of a Lake San Marcos Quail Call

LSMCA Quail Call

Editor – Bob Kreis

Associatet Editors – Adela Franco and Dan Worrells

Local clubs and organizations are encouraged to submit articles about past events or upcoming meetings.  Submissions may be edited for brevity or content.  The articles should be mailed to quailcall@lsmca.com prior to the 20th of the month to be included in the following month’s publication.

Advertising in the Quail Call

The Quail Call accepts ads from reputable local businesses who wish to use a low-cost, highly-targeted publication to reach their customers.  Email the office at quailcall@lsmca.com for a copy of the ad rates and contract form.  You can visit the LSMCA Call website at www.lsmca.com.

For more information or to get a personal tour of any Lake San Marcos Home,  contact Gary Harmon  your San Diego North County realtor.
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Swan Lake

Lake San Marcos Trumpeter Swans

Four new swans arrived at Lake San Marcos on Friday afternoon. Their arrival was bitter sweet. These swans were purchased as a living memorial to long time resident Ken Beall. Ken was a well loved man around Lake San Marcos and was the editor of our community newsletter, Quail Call.

These trumpeter swans, largest waterfowl in America, join the many other beautiful swans that call Lake San Marcos home.  These new swans, two pair, are easily distinguished from the other white swans on the lake by their black bills.

Last year one pair of the Lake’s black swans had 4 babies which quickly and amazingly grew to adult size.  We now have 8 beautiful black swans.  By the way, the black swans have red bills.

If you decide to feed the swans, please do not use bread.  There is a vending machine where you can buy food for 25 cents right near the marina.  This is not to raise money, but to protect the health of these magnificent animals.

 

Lake San Marcos Bankruptcy Update

As a resident of Lake San Marcos and an avid bass fisherman on the lake, I often have a first hand view of the progress going on around the lake.  I must say that I am constantly impressed with the improvements like the new dock above where I keep my boat.  I believe that Lake San Marcos and the surrounding real estate are in for some very positive growth.  Please read the bankruptcy update by Wayne Widener as published in the Lake San Marcos Community Association Newsletter, Quail Call, December 2013 edition.

“BANKRUPTCY UPDATE
By Wayne Widener
Near the end of this recap, I have some good news to share with you.

Lake San Marcos is emerging from a dark chapter in its history. About nine years ago Matt Dinofia bought the assets of CDC, which owned the recreational facilities and the lake. Matt was a real estate speculator who liked to buy prop-erties, and either flip them quickly, or operate them at minimal expense.

Dinofia found he was unable to flip the properties here at Lake San Marcos, and a long period of physical deterioration began. Requests to fix the sinking docks, the rotting Pavilion, the cracked tennis courts and the scuzzy pools brought little action. Numerous meetings and discus-sions brought few positive results. The facilities and the lake continued to get worse and worse.
John Andrew, the Community Associa-tion President at that time, said, “If he won’t work with us, let’s go after him. It’s our job to try and protect the commu-nity.” With the support of the board, the LSMCA hired a noted local attorney, Ken Lounsbery, to file a lawsuit in state court alleging CDC was in breach of con-tract for its failure to maintain the proper-ty included in the Lake and Lodge Leases.

Knowing that he could not win such a lawsuit, and facing many other problems, Dinofia filed for bankruptcy, using the federal bankruptcy laws to shield him from the Community Association law-suit. At that point the Community Asso-ciation hired another attorney, a specialist in Federal Bankruptcy law, Judy De-scalso, who began representing us in ap-pearances before the federal bankruptcy court judge in San Diego.

CDC filed bankruptcy on August 26, 2010. So we are now entering our fourth year of attending hearings, and filing mo-tions on behalf of the community as the bankruptcy process slowly winds its way through the system. There have been many hearings and many trips to San Di-ego. But our attorneys didn’t go alone. We have always had lake residents in attendance at every hearing involving CDC. Eli Whitney, John Andrew, Jim Murphy, Bob Kreis, Warren Lydecker, Rich La Farge, Lee Herzog, Jim Broach, Harry Bubnack, Don and Carol Alexan-der, and many others have insured that when the judge looked out over the heads of the lawyers…there were always con-cerned citizens in attendance for her to see.

What was revealed by the CDC bank-ruptcy filings was a record of complete incompetence in the management of the CDC assets. CDC has gotten itself into a position, under Dinofia’s ownership, where at one court hearing CDC reported it had less than $1,000 remaining in its bank account. I won’t speculate how, with $800,000 a year in payments from the residents, and few of the incoming bills being paid, why there was less than $1,000 left in the till. Where all the mon-ey went has never been determined, but it is clear it wasn’t being spent to clean the lake or to maintain the recreational facilities.

As an example of why it is difficult to determine where the money went, I earli-er attended a deposition in Los Angeles where Dinofia was required to testify under oath to questioning from lawyers. When asked where a $2 million dollar payment he had received was used, he responded, under oath, he “couldn’t re-member what he had done with that two million.”
To try and get the judge to order Dinofia to perform maintenance on the properties while the bankruptcy proceedings were going on, the Community Association hired a Consulting Engineer to produce a series of reports giving expert testimony to the court that the properties were dete-riorating due to lack of maintenance. To counter these reports, Dinofia would wait until a few days before the next court hearing, and would then nail a few boards on a dock, or putty over and paint rotting wood, and then present “evidence” in court the maintenance problems were being taken care of.

As you can imagine, all this sparring in Federal Court was expensive. At one point the Community Association legal bills were getting to the point where they appeared unsustainable. The President at that time (and currently) was Eli Whit-ney. In an act of bold leadership he said to “continue on the fight….we’ll pay for it somehow.”

When it appeared the Dinofia lawyers were going to be able to stall the court proceedings indefinitely, the Commu-nity Association sought other allies to find a way to bring Dinofia to task. At the same time Dinofia had been thumbing his nose at the residents and many of his creditors, he had also been thumbing his nose at the Re-gional Water Board over requests to do testing and begin cleanup of Lake San Marcos.

There was a chink in his armor of us-ing the bankruptcy as a shield against all claims. That flaw was that the Re-gional Water Board has police powers and, under law, he could not use bankruptcy to avoid paying for ac-tions that they officially ordered.

At a public hearing, supported by a busload of residents from Lake San Mar-cos who testified in support of forcing action on the lake, the Water Board is-sued an “Investigative Order” to force Dinofia to pay for an estimated $400,000 in lake testing. He couldn’t dodge this financial bullet, and it struck him be-tween the eyes. The Water Board’s order was a key factor in Dinofia deciding to “leave town” and sell his stock in CDC to a new owner.

So, after years of effort and expenses that ran into six figures (some of which we still owe), we were instrumental in get-ting CDC out of the hands of Matt Dino-fia, and into the hands of new management.

This was an epic battle that the commu-nity had to win. The condition of the facilities, the docks, and the lakes had deteriorated to the point many were con-sidering stopping payments on their Lake and Lodge leases, the financial support for our community facilities and the lake. The “Lake and Lodge Financial Model” of paying for our recreation facilities and lake was getting shaky after 40 years. Many residents were simply not paying, and others were failing to renew their leases when they expired.

If this “non-payment movement” had become more widespread it could have led to a death spiral for the community, with CDC being dissolved, and its assets sold off on the courthouse steps. In that event, it is likely that the community fa-cilities would have ceased to exist. You would probably find condos being built here on the site of the Pavilion, and the lake owned by the state and open for dai-ly use by the public. The judge referred to this scenario as “mutually assured de-struction” for both CDC and the community.

At this point new ownership took over CDC. Pino Vitti, the new owner, is the opposite of Matt Dinofia. He is con-cerned about the residents, sees them as his customers, and wants to see the lake cleaned up and the facilities remodeled. However, he inherited a rat’s nest of problems. Overdue tax liens, missing records, unhappy customers, environmental problems, legal problems, financial prob-lems, and regulatory problems. I did not believe this many problems could be overcome before time ran out. He had enormous courage to buy into this mess. He has been working on multiple problems during this last year, slowly solving them one by one. However, as recently as a month ago I was still concerned he might not be able to solve them quickly enough, and CDC might still fail under the weight of its problems.

But, I am happy to report tonight that the last of those who were blocking CDC from getting a reorganization plan approved have compromised and agreed to not block him any further. This was a big big win for CDC and also for Lake San Marcos. It will pave the way for CDC moving out of bankruptcy next year.

The Community Association has been working closely with the new ownership of CDC to achieve this win. We have filed motions of support in federal bankruptcy court, had meetings with the Water Board, the City of San Marcos, and Vallecitos Water District, written letters to the Telesis Credit Union, filed freedom of information act requests, challenged obstructionism by 3rd parties in letters to the Water Board, and appeared on behalf of CDC at mediation meetings. We were a friend to the new owners of CDC when they didn’t have many friends. We think they appreciate the support we gave them as they strug-gled through a list of challenging problems in their first year of ownership.

I believe in the next 90 days CDC will have a plan approved by the court and the creditors, and Pino Vitti will be able to take full control of the finances and direction of his company. Up until now he has been handcuffed by the court proceedings, and could not do many of the things he wanted to do. We believe that will mean CDC will be able to speed up the process of re-placing the decaying docks, finish testing and begin remediation efforts to clean up the lake, and begin the process of remodel-ing and/or replacing our very old recreational facilities. By the end of 2014 we should see significant improvements and changes to the facilities.

CDC has uncovered old insurance policies from the 1960s and 1970s that covered lake pollution, and once the fix for the lake is agreed upon, much if not all, of CDC’s share of the cost of cleanup may be paid by the insurance carriers.

So, the bankruptcy phase may be at an end, and the revitalization phase of Lake San Marcos may soon begin. Our community and our facilities will be changing. Some of the changes we will like, and some we won’t like, but com-pared to the possible loss the lake and all of our community facilities, any changes we undergo will be better than the alternatives we faced only a year ago.

The community still has problems to face. As I mentioned before, the “Lake Lodge Lease Financial Concept” is now almost 40 years old, but it is working less well as time goes on. Fewer and fewer people are paying to keep up the facilities and the lake. Eventually we must find a way to have more people share in the expenses of maintaining our com-munity, or the expenses for those who do pay will have to go up to compensate for those who do not pay.

One solution to the problem may be to create a Community Facilities District (CFD) by a vote of the residents. The Facilities District would receive income from the property taxes paid by ALL RESIDENTS in Lake San Marcos, and in return they could use the revenue to contract with CDC for the use of the lake and the facilities. All Lake and Lodge leases would then be can-celled. For those who pay a lease now, you would be trading a lease payment for an increase in your property tax bill. It could be the same or even less money than what you are paying now, and it could be tax deductible. A CFD might be a way to restructure the financing method which supports our community facilities and the lake. The Community Association will be looking at the idea in the coming year.

So, in conclusion: Over the last four years the Community Association helped force out the old owner, and helped support the new owner in their first turbulent year of ownership. Because of those actions by the Community Association, and the good luck of getting Pino Vitti for an investor, we think the future for the Lake San Marcos community looks much brighter for 2014.”

Find out more about the “Quail Call” or get involved in the “Lake San Marcos Community Association.”

Want to look at property in Lake San Marcos, just contact me, Gary Harmon.

Where to See San Diego Christmas Lights 2013

 

San Diego Holiday Christmas Display 2013 courtesy of San Diego family Magazine

1    ALLIED GARDENS, 92120
7048 Hillsboro St. Off Waring and Princess View. Dec. 7-30, dusk-10 pm. Santa will hand out candy canes Dec. 14.  5919 Cloudview Place. 20-ft Mega Tree and 40,000 lights synchronized to 98.5FM. Dec. 1-31, Sun-Th, 5:30-10pm, Fri & Sat, 5:30-10:30pm.

2    CARLSBAD, 92009 
7607 Romeria St. Nicknamed “The Christmas House”. Walk up to see the animated window display, swimming penguins, dancing Santa, 15-ft hot air balloon, animals frolicking in the waterfall and three snow machines. Food drive donations accepted. Dec. 8-31, 5-9 pm.

3    CARMEL MOUNTAIN RANCH, 92128
Fairway Village, east and west sides of Stoney Gate Pl.  80 homes decorated in “Holiday Magic”. Enjoy a microcosm of world peace and brotherly love as many diverse ethnicities are represented. Dec. 1-31, 5:30-10:30 pm.

4    CHULA VISTA, 91910, 91911, 91914, 91915
Whitney St./Mankato. Circle between First and Second Ave. off H St. & 1st Ave. “Christmas Circle.” 55+ homes decorated. Dec. 7-26, 5-10 pm.

5    CLAIREMONT, 92117
Lana Dr. & Jamar. Off Mt. Abernathy Ave. Circular street. 40+ homes decorated. Dec. 7-28.
4670 Norwalk Ave. Off Clairemont Mesa Blvd./Moraga Ave. Dec. 7-Jan. 1, 7-10 pm, weekends 7-11 pm.
5404 Mt. Burnham Dr. Features a 96 channel animated light display transmitted to 98.5 FM. North Pole village display, train and animated figures displayed in garage. A Christmas tree, life-size Santa and more. Dec. 1-31, Sun-Th, 6-10 pm, Fri & Sat, 6-11 pm.

6    EAST SAN DIEGO, 92113 
4641 Craigie St. Off Highway 94 and 47th. Dec. 10-24, dusk-8 pm.

7    EL CAJON, 92021, 92020
Jingle Bell Hill (also known as Pepper Dr. Lights). Solomon Ave./Pegeen Pl. and surrounding area. Off 67 & Bradley. Dec. 8-26, Mon-Th, 6-9 pm, Fri-Sun, 6-10 pm.
11456 Pegeen Pl. “Nightmare Before Christmas” theme, complete with Jack, Sally, Zero, the Mayor & Oogie Boogie. Dec. 9-29, Mon-Th, 6-9 pm, Fri-Sun, 6-10 pm.
1838 El Pico Dr. Off Hacienda Dr. 50th year of decorating the 20-ft. star over 100 ft. Nov. 28-Dec. 31. Also see a 55-ft. train. Dec. 8-31, dusk-10 pm.
1768 Cono Dr. 14-ft spiral tree with 3,200 lights and graphic displays all set to music. Nov. 29-Jan. 1. Sun-Th, 5-10pm, Fri & Sat, 5-11pm.
9777 Valley Ranch Rd. Cul-de-sac with lights programmed to 89.1FM and 87.9FM. Dec. 1-31, 5-10:30pm.

8    LAKESIDE, 92040
10248 Paseo Palmas Dr. 20+ houses nicknamed “Tinsel Town”. Dec. 1-25, 5:30-9 pm.
13518 Appaloosa Dr. 48 channels of lights twinkle to 88.1 FM. Dec. 1-Jan. 1, 5-10pm.

9    LA MESA, 91942
7390 Stanford Ave. Lights on miniature trees, house and lawn. Santa and his reindeer and several giant inflatables. Dec. 1-31, dusk-10 pm.
6266 De Camp Dr. 22-ft tree of light, penguins and more. Lights synchronized to 88.5 FM featuring over 15 Christmas songs. Dec. 1-25, 5-9 pm.

10    LEMON GROVE/LOMITA, 92114 
689 Meadowbrook Dr. Off Jamacha Rd. South of Lemon Grove. Dec. 8-Jan. 1, dusk-10 pm. Santa and Mrs. Claus may be out from Dec. 17-23.
2618 Sheri Lane. Cul de sac turns into Santa Claus Lane each December. Light show starts at 6:30 pm and plays every 30 min. Listen on 89.9 FM. Dec. 1-Jan. 1, 5:30-9:30 pm.

11    OCEANSIDE, 92056
3648 Esplanade St. Watch choreographed lights dance on 99.5 FM. Stop by for a candy cane! Nov. 29-Dec. 31, Sun-Th, 5-10 pm, Fri & Sat, 5-11 pm.
1615 Quiet Hills Dr. Lights synchronized to 10 songs on 87.9 FM. Dec. 1-31, 5-9 pm. www.ChristmasOnQuietHills.com.

12    POWAY, 92064 
12631 Stoutwood St. Off Twin Peaks Rd. & Deerwood St. Nicknamed “The Griswolds.” Dec. 1-Jan. 1, weekdays,  5:30-10 pm, weekends, 5:30-11 pm.
Hickory Ct./Hickory St., 12659 Butterwood Ct. and Rockrose Ct. All off Twin Peaks Rd. & Silverset St. named “Candy Cane Courts.” Entire cul-de-sacs are lit up. Dec. 8-24, 6-9 pm.

13    RAMONA, 92065 
23542 Bassett Way. “Happy Lights Ramona” with 20,000+ lights animated to music broadcast to 106.9 FM. Nov. 29-Jan. 1, Sun-Th, 5:30-10 pm, Fri & Sat, 5:30-11 pm.

14    RANCHO PEÑASQUITOS, 92129 
Oviedo St. Off Black Mountain Rd. “Christmas Card Lane.” Also enter off Twin Trails Dr. & Carmel Mountain Rd. Ellingham St., Renato St., Oviedo St., Twin Trails Dr., Barrymore St., Rotherham Ave., Talca Ave., Talca Ct., Allenbrook Way, Davenport Ave., Amber Sky Ln. Dec. 10-31, dusk-10 pm.

15    SAN CARLOS, 92119 
Block of 7900 and 8000 Hillandale Dr. Off Mission Gorge & Deerfield. Dec. 1-31, 5-9 pm.

16    SAN MARCOS, 92069, 92078 
1639 Knob Hill. Off Nordahl Rd. Between Tam O’ Shanter Dr. & Augusta Dr. 25th year of decorating. 100,000+ lights plus Carnival, Santa Puppy Rescue, North Pole and Santa’s Wild Animal Park themes. Nov. 24-Dec. 23, 5-9 pm. See Santa from 6:30-8 pm from Dec. 13-23.   www.ChristmasOnKnobHill.com
1145 Barham Dr. #20. Santa & Mrs. Claus pass out candy canes in front of a festively decorated house. Nov. 29-Dec. 24, Sun.-Th, 5:30-8 pm, Fri & Sat, 5:30-9 pm.

17    SANTEE, 92071
Sunburst Santee. Tomel Court, off Magnolia. Many homes, Starlight Circle. Dec. 14-26, 7-10 pm.
9835 Pebble Beach Dr. Displays on house and yard set up to music. Dec. 1-31, dusk-10 pm.
9773 Roe Dr. 27,000 Christmas lights dancing to ten songs over 128 computer controlled channels. Dec. 3-31. Sun-Th, 6-10 pm, Fri & Sat, 6-11 pm. Dec. 17, 24, 25 & 31, 6 pm-midnight. Food Bank and American Cancer Society donations accepted. www.DBChristmas.com

18    SERRA MESA/MISSION VILLAGE, 92123 
2621 Raymell Dr. The clash of both holidays! Yard decorated like Halloween Town and Christmas Town from “A Nightmare Before Christmas”. Dec. 8-31, dusk-10 pm.

19    TIERRASANTA, 92124
5306 Belardo Dr. Off Via Valarta & Via Playa De Cortes. 100,000 lights, including many homemade decorations, all sequenced and animated to music. Tune radio to 89.7 FM to hear the lights dance. Nov. 30-Dec. 26, 6-10 pm. www.belardolights.com
11626 Papagallo Ct. Off Colina Dorado or Calle De Vida. Winter Wonderland theme. Dec. 10-Jan. 2, 6-10 pm.
10927 Baroque Lane. A “Winter Wonderland” theme featuring a dozen handcrafted snowmen, a miniature village and many other hand made characters. Dec. 6-28, 6-10 pm.

20 ESCONDIDO, 92025
452 Highland Place. 50,000+ lights sequenced to music. Dec. 1-31, Mon-Fri, sunset-10pm, Weekends sunset-11pm.

21 PARADISE HILLS, 92139
2160 Reo Dr. 10th year of decorating. Free cocoa and smores on Dec. 22, 8pm. Dec. 1-31, 4:30-midnight.

 

COMMERCIAL HOLIDAY LIGHT DISPLAYS
A    Hotel del Coronado 
1500 Orange Ave. Tree in the lobby is beautifully decorated plus 100,000 lights illuminate the resort from Nov. 27-Jan. 5. “Holiday Festival…A Family Celebration” with St. Nick and holiday booths with games and prizes on Dec. 4, 4-7 pm. Free. 619-522-8490. www.hoteldel.com
B    LEGOLAND Holiday Snow Days 
Real snow! Build a snowman with LEGO accessories, LEGO Holiday Village building activity, LEGO Santa and his holiday helpers. Nov. 29-Dec. 31. Nightly tree lighting at 5:30 pm followed by entertainment, fireworks and Santa from Dec. 5-24. 760-918-5346. www.legoland.com
C    Mission Bay Christmas Boat Parade of Lights 
Over 100 vessels. Begins on Quivira Basin. Dec. 14, starts at 7 pm, fireworks at 9 pm. 858-488-0501. www.mbyc.org
D    Oceanside Harbor Parade of Lights 
Boats decorated in holiday lights circle Oceanside Harbor. Dec. 14, 7 pm. 760-722-5751.
 www.oceansideyc.com
E    San Diego Bay Parade of Lights
42nd Anniversary, “Big Bay Toy Parade” theme. Dec. 8 & 15. 5:30 pm. Starts off Shelter Island, goes through the harbor and ends at the Ferry Landing, Coronado.  www.sdparadeoflights.org
F    San Diego Botanic Garden “Garden of Lights”
230 Quail Gardens Dr., Encinitas. 100,000+ lights illuminating the Garden. Dec. 7-23, 26-30, 5-9 pm. Nutcracker display, Poinsettia Garden, marshmallow roasting, live music, holiday crafts. Adults, $14, children 3-12, $6. 760-436-3036.  www.SDBGarden.org
G    San Diego Zoo’s Jungle Bells
Balboa Park. Dec. 13-23, Dec. 25-Jan. 5. Lighted animal figures, bell ringers, nightly tree-lighting ceremony, “The Night Before Christmas” show. 619-231-1515.
www.sandiegozoo.org
H   SeaWorld Christmas Tree of Lights
The Skytower sparkles nightly at 6 pm. Nov. 16-Jan. 4. www.seaworld.com
I   Sights and Sounds of Christmas
San Diego Temple, 7474 Charmant Dr., UTC
 Walk the grounds and enjoy 125,000 lights on nearly two miles of cords. Free. Nov. 30-Jan. 1, 5-11 pm. Enjoy musical performances Nov.30-Dec. 2 & Dec. 7-9; 6,7 & 8pm.
J   Victorian Mansion/The Forward House
108 Ivy St., corner of First and Ivy, downtown San Diego. See this 1905 mansion adorned with thousands of lights. Nov. 28-Jan. 1, 5-10 pm. Santa gives out candy canes to kids of all ages on Dec. 13 from 5:30-8:30 pm. 619-533-7900.
K  Luminaria San Diego
Trees, lampposts, roofs, courtyards all decorated with lights. Along 30th St. and Fern St., from Juniper to Grape to Beech. Dec. 1-31.

Golf Courses

St. Mark Golf Course

The St. Mark Golf Course is the new name fro the former Lake San Marcos Country Club.  The course has undergone many changes and taken on a whole new name, logo and look.

New Name: St. Mark Golf Course

The new name is an English translation of San Marcos.  According to local legends and the San Marcos Historical Society, the area now know as San Marcos was discovered by the Spaniards troops in 1797 while they were chasing a small band of Indians that had robbed the followers of the San Luis Rey Mission.  The area was originally named Little Valley of Saint Mark (Los Vallecitos de San Marcos).

New Logo

The new logo was designed by Hollis Brand Cluture and the new look incorporates a circular, golf ball shaped icon and the “M” from St. Mark.

New Look

The St. Mark Golf course is looking better than ever.  Over 200 new trees and plants have been added.  Many of the beautiful, mature, existing trees have been professionally pruned.  There are 80 new blue golf carts which have ice chest for the refreshments that you may pick up at the Snack Bar or The Grill at St Marks.  Everyone also thinks that the golf course is much greener overall, like the grass skirting the newly paved cart paths near the No. 7 and No. 12 tees.  Awnings have been put up on the driving range to provide cover from the sun or an occasional raindrop.

The Lake San Marcos Executive Course

The LSM Executive Course is at 1556 Camino del Arroyo.  New cement golf cart paths have just been added throughout the executive course and a new water well is currently being drilled.  In the future, there is a proposal for a new two story golf shack and snack bar.

Sunday through Friday, after 9:30 am, you can play golf for $15 to walk or $20 to ride using a coupon from the Quail Call.

 

San Diego Events May 2013

May 2013

 

Santee Green Day at the Lakes

Volunteers come out and help make improvements to the Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve. For a few hours of work, volunteers will get lunch and relaxation. Location: 9310 Fanita Pkwy. Info: www.santeelakes.com

5/4 8:00 am – 1:00 pm

Walk for Animals – Barkin Beach Bash

Festivities will include a beautiful three-quarter mile walk with your canine friend, great vendors.

Location: NTC Park at Liberty

Station. Info: www.sdhumane.org

5/4 7:00 Reg. opens

Fiesta Old Town CInco de Mayo

Sizzling flamenco beats and Mariachi Music and tons of food and drinks. Location: Old Town, San Diego Ave. (between Linwood St. & Twiggs St.) Info: www.oldtownsandiegoguide.com

5/4-5/6 Sat:11:00 am – 10:00 pm, Sun: 11:00 – 5:00

Ramona Bluegrass & Old West Festival

Features two days of music, with nightly jam sessions, @ Ramona Community Park. Location: 421 Aqua Lane. Info: www.ramonabluegrassfest.com

5/4-5 10:00 am – 8:00 pm

Kidsfest San Diego

KidsFest is a 100,000-square-foot wonderland of pure, uncomplicated play for the entire family, with activities designed to stimulate and celebrate the imagination. Location: NTC Park – Liberty Station Point Loma. Info: www.kidsfestsandiego.com

5/4-5 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Art in the Pines Spring Festival and Sale

Art in the Pines is a 2-day celebration of nature through the interpretive eye of the artist. Held for the 3rd year at a time when the Reserve’s wildflowers are in full bloom. Location: Near the Torrey Pines Visitor Center. Info: www.torreypines.org

5/4-5 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

May 2013May 2013

 

Santee Green Day at the Lakes

Volunteers come out and help make improvements to the Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve. For a few hours of work, volunteers will get lunch and relaxation. Location: 9310 Fanita Pkwy. Info: www.santeelakes.com

5/4 8:00 am – 1:00 pm

Walk for Animals – Barkin Beach Bash

Festivities will include a beautiful three-quarter mile walk with your canine friend, great vendors.

Location: NTC Park at Liberty

Station. Info: www.sdhumane.org

5/4 7:00 Reg. opens

Fiesta Old Town CInco de Mayo

Sizzling flamenco beats and Mariachi Music and tons of food and drinks. Location: Old Town, San Diego Ave. (between Linwood St. & Twiggs St.) Info: www.oldtownsandiegoguide.com

5/4-5/6 Sat:11:00 am – 10:00 pm, Sun: 11:00 – 5:00

Ramona Bluegrass & Old West Festival

Features two days of music, with nightly jam sessions, @ Ramona Community Park. Location: 421 Aqua Lane. Info: www.ramonabluegrassfest.com

5/4-5 10:00 am – 8:00 pm

Kidsfest San Diego

KidsFest is a 100,000-square-foot wonderland of pure, uncomplicated play for the entire family, with activities designed to stimulate and celebrate the imagination. Location: NTC Park – Liberty Station Point Loma. Info: www.kidsfestsandiego.com

5/4-5 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Art in the Pines Spring Festival and Sale

Art in the Pines is a 2-day celebration of nature through the interpretive eye of the artist. Held for the 3rd year at a time when the Reserve’s wildflowers are in full bloom. Location: Near the Torrey Pines Visitor Center. Info: www.torreypines.org

5/4-5 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

 

Fiesta de los Penasquitos

Rancho Penasquitos is alive with a festival of fun! It’s a day to showcase the musical talents of local bands, artists, businesses, schools, and service organizations. Location: Black Mountain Road (between Twin Trails Dr. & Carmel Mountain Rd.). Info: www.rpcouncil.com/fiesta

5/5 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Spring Sprint Triathlon & Duathlon

Novice and experienced athletes can compete individually or as a team. There are two courses to choose from. Location: East Mission Bay (South Shores Park parking lot & Fiesta Island). www.kozenterprises.com

5/5 6:45 am – 10:30 am

Carlsbad Village Faire

Features over 850 unique vendors, making it the largest street festival of its kind in the county. Art fair, arts and crafts, antiques, unique clothing, food and more. Location: On Carlsbad Village Drive west of Interstate 5. Info: www.carlsbad.org

5/5 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Coronado Ferry Landing Concert Series

Coronado Ferry Landing Concert Series is a great place to gather with friends to listen to music in the warm summer evenings. Location: 1st & C. Info: www.coronadoferrylandingshops.com

05/06/12 Cool Fever 1-3pm 05/13/12 Dixie Jazz Katz 1-3pm 05/20/12 Teagan Taylor Trio 1-3pm 05/26/12 Stiletto’s 1-3pm 05/27/12 Blue Frog Band 1-3pm 05/28/12 Coronado Big Band 1-3pm

 

Roc Race – Ridiculous Obstacle Challenge

The Ridiculous Obstacle Challenge, or ROC race, is all about the FUN! The goal is have the participants look back after the race and only be able to describe the obstacles as “RIDICULOUS”! Location: Del Mar

Fairgrounds. Info: rocrace.com

5/11 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

San Diego Botanic Garden Chocolate Festival

Join us for a chocolate experience. This family-friendly San Diego event also features entertainment, food, children’s activities, plant sales, and a variety of Mother’s Day gifts. Location: 230 Quail Gardens Drive in Encinitas. Info: www.sdbgarden.org

5/11 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Del Mar Quilt, Craft & Sewing Festival

At the Quilt, Craft & Sewing Festival you will find a wide variety of Sewing, Quilting, Needle-Art and Craft supply, workshops and FREE educational seminars. Location: Del Mar Fairgrounds. Info: www.quiltcraftsew.com

5/16 – 18 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Drew Brees Celebrity Championship

NFL Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk brings together over 50 of the best celebrity golfers in the world to benefit the Marshall Faulk Foundation. Location: La Costa Resort. Info: www.celebritychampionship.com

5/17 – 19 Time TBD

Bike To Work Day

Location: San Diego (citywide & countywide). Info: Call 511 and say “I commute.” www.icommutesd.com

5/17 6:00 am – 10:00 pm

North Park Festival of the Arts

The North Park Festival of Arts will feature arts and craft vendors, an

international food court, a kid’s zone, artist village, and six stages with live music. Location: University & 30th. Info: www.northparkfestivalofarts.com

5/18 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

Escondido Downtown Street Fair

Arts and crafts, unique clothing, home improvement, children’s rides, food from around the world, a beer garden, live music, animal demonstrations by the San Diego Wild Animal Park. Location: Grand Ave. Info: www.escondido.org

5/19 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

27th Annual Navy’s Original Bay Bridge Run/Walk

The route begins in downtown San Diego and proceeds across the bridge and on to Coronado. Location: One Park Blvd. (Bayfront Hilton parking) – Tidelands Park (Coronado Island) Info: www.navylifesw.com/bridgerun

5/19 8:00 am – 11:00 am

Santee Street Fair

The Santee Street Fair will feature over 300 vendors, rides, live bands, entertainment, a beer and wine garden, and food. The festivities takes place next to Santee Trolley Square. Location: 101 Riverview Pkwy. Info: www.santeestreetfair.com

5/25 10:00 am – 7:00 pm

Vista Strawberry Festival

This Strawberry Festival will feature a strawberry pageant, strawberry Idol, strawberry pies, and other delights on Memorial Day Weekend.

Location: 127 Main Street, Vista. Info: www.vistastrawberryfest.com

5/26 7:30 am – 6:00 pm

FILMOUT SAN DIEGO

FilmOut San Diego is a six day film festival with over 60 films from around the world, and many LGBT theme based. The event will take place over two weekends (Friday – Sunday). Location: Birch North Park Theatre, 2891 University Avenue, Suite 1. Info: www.filmoutsandiego.com.

5/29-6/2 Various

ONGOING EVENTS

La Jolla Farmers Market (Every Sunday)

Girard & Genter 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Mission Hills Farmers Market (every Wednesday)

Falcon St. off Washington, 3:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Point Loma Farmers Market (Every Sunday)

9:30 am – 2:30 pm

Little Italy Mercato – Market (Every Saturday)

9:00 am – 1:30 pm

City Heights Farmer’s Market (Every Saturday)

On Wightman btwn. Fairmount & 43rd, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Old Town Saturday Market (Every Saturday)

9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Hillcrest Farmers Market (Every Sunday)

9:00 am – 2:00 pm

Helen Woodward Pet Adoptions (Every Sunday)

(Rancho Santa Fe Market)

9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Public Organ Concert Balboa Park (Every Sunday)

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Ocean Beach Certified Farmer’s Market (Every Wednesday)

4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Oceanside Sunset Market ((Every Thursday)

5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Art Mart (2nd & 4th Saturday & Sunday Each Month) Balboa Park 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

TUESDAY FREE ADMISSION DAYS

Natural History Museum 5/7 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Model Railroad Museum 5/7 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

RH Fleet Science Center 5/7 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Centro Cultural de la Raza 5/7 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Museum of Photographic Art 5/14 9:30 am – 3:00 pm

Veteran’s Museum & Memorial Center 5/14 9:30 am – 3:00 pm

San Diego History 5/14 9:30 am – 3:00 pm

Museum of Art 5/21 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Museum of Man 5/21 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Art Institute of Living Artists 5/21 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Mingei International Museum 5/21 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Japanese Friendship Garden 5/21 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

For real estate information  contact Gary Harmon, Real Living Lifestyles.

Lake San Marcos History

The earliest recorded residents of the Lake San Marcos area were no doubt Indians.  Evidence was found that an Indian camp existed where Panorama homes now stand.  Tents have returned to Lake San Marcos, see Glamping – Lake San Marcos.

As time passed, Lake San Marcos  became part of a Spanish Land Grant, called “Los Vallecitos de San Marcos”  or the “Little Valleys of Saint Mark”.  Cattle and horses became a main businesses on ranches in the area.  After the Mexican-Ajmerican War, a tremendous migration occurred bringing new settlers to the Lake San Marcos valley.

San Marcos Creek meandered through the area and the old Butterfield Stage Line used to ford the creek where Sunrise Point is now built.  San Marcos Creek runs down through La Costa and eventually into Batiquitos Lagoon.   In 1927 the Clemson and Wells families bought the land in the Land in the Lake San Marcos Valley and in 1946, Lake San Marcos dam was built at the South end of the creek, creating a 40 acre lake.  The lake was used primarily for irrigation for the areas cattle ranches.   With the abundance of water, cattle ranching was phased out and replaced by growing tomatoes, hay, flowers, lemons, oranges and avocados.  Avocados can still be seen on the hillsides around Lake San Marcos.

In 1962, Don, Bob, and Gordon Frazar purchased 1648 acres of San Marcos real estate from the Clemson and Wells families.  The Frazar Brothers (Citizen’s Development corporation) reshaped the shoreline, drained the lake,  and increased the size of the lake to 80 acres, its current day size.  The lake is a mile and a third long.  They then made plans to build the lakeside community currently referred to as Lake San Marcos.

In August 1962 the San Diego County Planning Commission approved a tentative Lake San Marcos Homes map. Citizens Development Corporation was the developer with Gordon Frazar serving as President, Don Frazar handling Lake San Marcos home sales, and Bob Frazar in charge of construction. Before coming to Lake San Marcos, the brothers had built about 6,000 homes in Riverside and San Bernardino. A master plan for the Lake San Marcos real estate area was designed by a San Bernadino engineering firm, Campbell and Miller.  Additionally architects Blurock and Ellerbrock of Corona Del Mar had been hired to design the Lake San Marcos community.  The best ideas of both firms were consolidated into a master plan.  Campbell and Miller won a state-wide competition in 1966 honoring the Lake San Marcos homes design as “the best planned community in California”.   Lake San Marcos is the first development in San Diego County to have all utilities, including television, placed underground.  Lake San Marcos was the first lakeside development in California.   In 1967, the National Home Builders Association Convention in Chicago awarded the Lake San Marcos design the title of “Best planned lakeside community in the nation”.

Over the years, the individual blocks of development within the Lake San Marcos real estate area have resulted in over 20 Homeowners Associations and nearly 2500 homes.  The newest of these areas is Varadero Homes, a gated community of single family San Marcos CA homes for sale at the top of Camino del Arroyo.

Quail became the symbol of Lake San Marcos when artist Frank Vecchio, of the advertising firm of Hogan and Vecchio in Riverside, visited the site seeking inspiration for the first brochure.  Hundreds of quail flushed up from the fields, and Vecchio designed three quails, which are now familiar as the symbol of the lovely lakeside community.  When the city of San Marcos incorporated in 1963, Lake San Marcos was located in the unincorporated area of San Diego County.  See Lake San Marcos homes now! 

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San Diego Christmas Lights 2011

If you would like to see great San Diego North County homes, contact Gary Harmon, Real Living Lifestyles.    Meanwhile, enjoy these great Christmas lights, info courtesy of Fidelity National Title Company and Gary Harmon.  Info below photo.

Click here to have the angel above light the Christmas Tree!

See Carlsbad Christmas!

San Diego County Homes Residential Locations

ALLIED GARDENS, 92120
7048 Hillsboro St. Off Waring and Princess View. Dec. 10-24, dusk-10 pm.
CARMEL MOUNTAIN RANCH, 92128
Fairway Village, east and west side of Stoney Gate Pl. 85+ homes decorated. Dec. 1-Jan. 1, 5:30-10:30 pm. Neighborhood Block Party on Dec. 17 with food, entertainment, Santa, musicians, carolers and more from 6-10 p.m.
CHULA VISTA, 91910, 91911, 91914, 91915
Whitney St./Mankato. Circle between First and Second Ave. off H St. & 1st Ave. “Christmas Circle.” 55+ homes decorated. Dec. 10-26, 5-10 pm.
CLAIREMONT, 92117
Lana Dr. & Jamar. Off Mt. Abernathy Ave. Circular street. 40+ homes deco-rated. Dec. 10-27. 4670 Norwalk Ave. Off Clairemont Mesa Blvd./ Moraga Ave. Dec. 11-Jan. 1, 7-10 pm, weekends7-11 pm.
EAST SAN DIEGO, 92113
1523 48th St. Off Federal Blvd. & 48 St. Dec. 4-24, 5-10 pm. 4641 Craigie St. Off Highway 94 and 47th. Dec. 10-24, dusk-10 pm.
EL CAJON, 92021
Jingle Bell Hill (also known as Pepper Dr. Lights). Solomon Ave./Pegeen Pl. and surrounding area. Off 67 & Bradley. “Celebrating the Reason” theme. Dec. 9-26, Mon-Th 6-9 pm, Fri-Sun 6-10 pm. 11456 Pegeen Pl. “Nightmare Before Christmas” theme, complete with Jack, Sally, Zero, the Mayor & Oogie Boogie. Dec. 5-26, Mon-Th 6-9 pm, Fri-Sun 6-10 pm. 1838 El Pico Dr. Off Hacienda Dr. 48th year of decorating the 20-ft. star over 100 ft. in air, overlooking El Cajon valley from Nov. 27-Dec. 31. Also see a 55-ft. train. Dec. 10-31, dusk-10 pm.
LOMITA, 92114 (near Lemon Grove)
689 Meadowbrook Dr. Off Jamacha Rd. South of Lemon Grove. Dec. 8-Jan. 1, dusk-10 pm. Santa and Mrs. Claus may be out from Dec. 17-23.
POWAY, 92064
12631 Stoutwood St. Off Twin Peaks Rd. & Deerwood St. Nicknamed “The Griswolds.” Dec. 1-Jan. 1, 5:30-10 pm week-days, 11 pm weekends. Hickory Ct./Hickory St., 12659 Butterwood Ct. and Rockrose Ct. All off Twin Peaks Rd. &
Silverset St. named “Candy Cane Courts.” Entire cul-de-sacs are lit up. Dec. 10-24, 6-9 pm.
RANCHO PEÑASQUITOS, 92129
Oviedo St. Off Black Mountain Rd. “Christmas Card Lane.” Also enter off Twin Trails Dr. & Carmel Mountain Rd. Ellingham St., Renato St., Oviedo St., Twin Trails Dr., Barrymore St., Rotherham Ave., Talca Ave., Talca Ct., Allenbrook Way, Daven-port Ave., Amber Sky Ln. Dec. 11-31, dusk-10 pm.
SAN CARLOS, 92119
6296 Lake Arrowhead Dr. Between Dallas & Lake Murray. Lights, Santa Claus, animated window scenes. Dec. 5-27, dusk-10 pm. Block of 7900 and 8000 Hillandale Dr. Off Mission Gorge & Deerfield. Dec. 1-31, 5-9 pm.
SAN MARCOS, 92069
1639 Knob Hill. Off Nordahl Rd. Between Tam O’ Shanter Dr. & Augusta Dr. 23rd year of decorating. 90,000+ lights plus Carnival, North Pole and Santa’s Wild Animal Park themes. Nov. 24-Dec. 30, 5-9 pm. See Santa from 6:30-8 pm from Dec. 10-23. www.ChristmasOnKnobHill.com
SANTEE, 92071
Sunburst Santee. Tomel Court, off Magnolia. Many homes, Starlight Circle. Dec. 17-26, 7-10 pm. 9835 Pebble Beach Dr. Displays on house and yard set up to music. Dec. 1-31, dusk-10 pm.
SERRA MESA/MISSION VILLAGE, 92123
2621 Raymell Dr. Yard decorated like Christmas Town from “A Nightmare Before Christmas”. Dec.10-30, dusk-10 pm. 2133 Seagull Ln. Horse & carriage, doe, tree & gifts. Dec. 10-24, dusk-10 pm.
TIERRASANTA, 92124
5306 Belardo Dr. Off Via Valarta & Via Playa DelCortes. 95,000 lights, including many homemade decorations, all sequenced and animated to music. Tune radio to 89.7 FM to hear the lights dance. Nov. 26-Dec. 26, 5:30-10 pm.www.belardolights.com 11626
Papagallo Ct. Off Colina Dorado or Calle De Vida. “Thomas the Tank Train Engine”
theme. Dec. 3-30, 6-10 pm. 10927 Baroque Lane. A “North Pole” themed Christmas featuring a 20-ft lighted Santa and a Christmas Village. Dec. 9-28, 6-9:30 pm.
VISTA, 92081
1 505 Roma Dr., corner of Lupine Hills and Roma Dr. Inflatable’s and over two
2 dozen homemade plywood cutouts of Disney and other holiday characters. Nov. 26- Dec. 31, Sun-Th 6-10pm, Fri-Sat 6 pm-midnight.

Commercial Holiday Light Displays

Del Mar Fairgrounds Holiday of Lights
Jimmy Durante Blvd./Via De La Valle. Off Highway 5. Animated holiday lights. Nov. 24-Jan. 1, Sun.-Thurs, 5:30-10 pm; Fri.-Sat., 5:30-10:30 pm. Closed Nov. 28, Dec. 5 & 12. $14/vehicle (up to 5 people), $19/van or car (6 or more), $49/bus. 858-755-1161. www.sdfair.com., www.holidayoflights.com. Gaslamp for the Holidays Downtown San Diego. www.gaslamp.org.
Hotel del Coronado
1500 Orange Ave. Tree in the lobby is beautifully decorated plus 100,000 lights illuminate the resort from Nov. 30-Jan. 1. Lighting of the tree outside Nov. 30, 4-7 pm. 619-522-8490. www.hoteldel.com.
LEGOLAND Holiday Snow Days
Real snow! Snowball targets, build a snowman with LEGO accessories, see holiday LEGO displays. Nov. 19-Jan. 2. Nightly tree lighting at 5 pm, Dec. 1-24. Nightly fireworks, Dec. 26-31. 760-918-5346. www.legoland.com.
Mission Bay Christmas Boat Parade of Lights
Over 100 vessels. Begins on Quivira Basin. Dec. 10, starts at 7 pm, fireworks at 9 pm. 858-488-0501. www.missionbayparadeoflights.org.
Oceanside Harbor Parade of Lights
Boats decorated in holiday lights circle Oceanside Harbor. Sponsored by the Oceanside Yacht Club. Dec. 10, 7 pm. 760-722-5751.
San Diego Bay Boat Parade of Lights 2011
40th Anniversary, “Back to the Future” theme. Dec. 11 & Dec. 18. Fireworks, 5:30 pm then parade til 9 pm. Starts off Shelter
Island, goes through the harbor and ends at the Ferry Landing, Coronado. www.sdparadeoflights.org.
San Diego Botanic Garden “Garden of Lights”
230 Quail Gardens Dr., Encinitas. 100,000+ lights illuminating the plants and trees. Dec. 8-23 and Dec. 26-30, 5-9 pm. Nutcracker ex-hibit, marshmallow roasting, live music, kid crafts. Adults, $12, children 3-12, $4. 760-436- 3036. www.SDBGarden.org.
San Diego Zoo’s Jungle Bells
Balboa Park. Dec. 11-23, Dec. 25-Jan. 2. Lighted animal figures, bell ringers, nightly tree-lighting ceremony, “Night Before
Christmas” interactive show. 619-231-1515. www.sandiegozoo.org.
SeaWorld Christmas Tree of Lights
The Skytower lights will sparkle after dark. Nightly at 6 pm. Weekends Nov. 19-Dec. 11, daily Dec. 17-Jan. 1. www.seaworld.com.
Victorian Mansion/The Forward House
108 Ivy St., corner of First and Ivy, downtown San Diego. Nov. 24-Jan. 1, 5-10 pm. See Santa on the roof on Dec. 16 from 5:30-8:30 pm. 619-533-7900.

Fun Things to Do in San Diego County

1. Go ape at The San Diego Zoo
2. Venture on a Safarie at the San Dieog Wild Animal Park.
3. Meet your favoirte Marine Mammal at Sea World.
4. Create a Lego sculpture at the LegoLand
5. Have a ball at the San Diego Padres
6. Have a ball at the San Diego Chargers
7. Visit the Stephen Birch Aquarium Museum
8. Disover the wonders of science at the Reuben H. Fleet Scice Center & take in their 360 – degree Omnimx film.
9. Listen to your favorite melodies at the Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad.
10. Hands on expermenting at S.D. Children’s Museum.
11. Let your child discover the Children’s Discover Museum of Carlsbad.
12. Log on the event calendar of the S.D. Fairgrounds.
13. Have a picnic at San Dieguito Park in Solan Beach.
14. See dinosaur’s at S.D. Natural History Museum.
15. Tunnels of fun for kids – Pirates Cove at Belmont Park in Mission Beach.
16. Endelss Fun at Boomer’s Fun Center, Vista.
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27. Admire Sufrborads at the California Surf Museum.
28. Hike or Bike Mule Hill at the San Pasqual Valley Trail.
29. Discover a garden – Quail Botanical Gardens, Encinitas.
30. Chula Vista Nature Center with Marsch National Wildlife Refuge 220 species of birds.
31. Take a trail at Torrey Pines Stae Nature Reserve which as over 7 miles of trails, overlooking the ocean.
32. Check out rhe conert at Humprey’s by the Bay on Shelter Island.
33. Live music for you & your date at the Belly Up Tavern on S. Cedros in Solan Beach.
34. Look at the public ar, bayside by the port of San Diego.
35. Voted Best Family Camp – Palmoar Mountain State Park.
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36. Grape Stomp & Sample win at Orfila Vinyards & Winery.
37. Make footprints in the san at Del Mar Beaches. Enjoy sunset dining on the beach patio of the Poseidon Restaurant.
38. Observe migrating whales with Morning Star Charters.
39. Attend a live theater performace at the North Coast Repertory Theater in Solan Beach.
40. Take a horse drawn carriage through the mountain town of Julian.
41. Explore La Jolla Cover’s tide pools during low tide, or walk through the caves entered via La Jolla Cave & Shell Shop.
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Sea, Land, & Air Sports

 

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17. Try your skil at Robb Field Skateboard Park
18. Explore seafaring history at the Star of India Martime Museum.
19. Take a cruise on Homblower Harbor Cruises.
20. Look for a whale from the Cabrillo National Monument.
21. Walk or Bike on Shelter Island – Good spot for a picnic is the Sculpture park known as “The Peral of the Pacific”
22. Take a coaster ride & stop at any of the beach cities.
23. Walk, Rollerblade, or Bike along the Ocean Walkway in Carlsbad.
24. Make a footprints in the sand at Silver Strand State Beach in Coronado, with 4 miles bike and walking paths.
25. Take a rid on the Coronado Ferry.
26. Cruise the harbor with San Diego Harbor Excursion.
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42. Explore the Eclectric shops, including antique, furniture, art, and clothing on Cedros St. in Solan Beach. Stop for lunch at the Wild Note Cafe!
43. Shop with the best Pacific Views at Plaza Del Maron 15th & Camino Del Mar.
44. Shop til you drop at Seaport Village, corner of W. Harbor and Ketttner Blvd.
45. Take the trolly to Tijuana for some creative bargaining.
46. Take a Haunted Tour of Old Town, vistist Historic sites, check out retail, galleris & Restaurants.
47. Check out the frenzy of vendors at Kobey’s Swap Meet at the S.D. Arena.
48. Enojoy fresh cut flowers & fruit at any of the local Farmer’s Market. Call your local city office for sites and tiem.
49. Explore Julian and its quaint antique shops for Frontier architecture. Stuff with Julian Apple Pie.
50. Shop ’til you drop at Horton Plaza in downtown S.D.
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Hope you have enjoyed the Fun Things to Do in San Diego County.  The very best thing to do is move to San Diego so you can enjoy these fun thing all the time.  Contact Gary Harmon, you San Diego Realtor for more information.  Fun Things to Do in San Diego was provide by California Title Company, on of Gary’s Winning Team Members.