WANTED: ..."DONE DEAL"... Ride From San Diego Airport To RV Park In El Cajon - 8 pm -June 12th

...THIS REQUEST IS COVERED..THANKS TO NOMADS..

.Hello all. We, Co-pilot and I, are flying in to San Diego on June 12th...this coming Tuesday ...and would like to hire any nomad who has the time and enough car space for two people and a couple smallish suitcases to take us from the airport to a RV park in El Cajon. I left my motorhome there about a month ago, and we intend to scenic-tour and hug the entire Coast from San Diego to Puget Sound and then over the Great Divide and home. I love that whole friendly route!

So..we need transportation from airport to El Cajon. I can return your favor with one of my own. Anybody want to make 75 bucks?

Taxi? Sure...but I would rather give the cash to a nomad rather than a stranger in a cab that may or may not be clean. The last SD cab I took was...brrrr...you don't want to know! Whatever that crap was that got on my shoe soles was still alive when I threw them in the incinerator.

The Googled rate with 15% tip is $75 for the 23 1/2 miles from Lindbergh Field to our RV park in El Cajon which is adjacent to I-8. So, would rather pay an amigo than a stranger. However...if your car smells of curry, burnt brakes or has moving floor carpets, thanks anyway!

We arrive on a United flight 354 from Denver about 8 pm..Terminal 1

(Hah...the ticket says arrives SD at... 7:59...and I am making a martini bet with Co-Pilot that the tires don't hit the runway until at least 1 minute 'after' that time.

I've done this kind of passenger pickup a few times, and it's easy to circle..if needed... until you spot your passenger. We'll be standing at the curbside pickup outside the United arrivals gate. A couple blondes, one with a martini in hand.


Shoot me an U2U or email and we can firm up the event.

Thanks....looking forward to another great Coast Road Trip ..and maybe a fishing charter or three along the way! Mmm...salmon, halibut, oysters, dungeness crabs!!...quit growling, stomach!

Pompano & Co-Pilot





[Edited on 6-11-2012 by Pompano]

Hola, BajaWarrior...just U2Ued you back. Muchas Gracias, amigo. We'll see you at the airport manana.

And mil gracias to all who offered their help.

Rack up some more points for the best forum around... Baja Nomads.



[Edited on 6-12-2012 by Pompano]

Super dooper... you can see the planes take off from where you live, so that is great you could help!

Hey, Roger !! Nice picture of you and co-pilot at the Bali Hai in San Diego. Wish I would have seen your post yesterday. I would have come and got you guys. The Bali Hai is my local bar hang out place. My condo is about 3 miles from there. I'm in there all the time. I always stop by to see the gang on my way home from the airport. Next time your in town call me and I'll buy you guys a "special" mai tai....

Buenas Dias-Good Morning, BajaWarrior and all.

Chuck, many thanks again, amigo, for the pleasant ride to the RV storage and park. (Vacationers RV in El Cajon just off I-8 in El Cajon) It was very nice to meet you in person and hear about your Baja experiences. And I owe you a special favor in return for your help in jump-starting the motorhome engine...(engine & house batts were all dead…because some dufuss went and left a closet light on when he put it in storage without a battery charger on.)

Mi casa es su casa, amigo...whether Up North or Down South.

Hi soulpatch..the park I left my Southwind at is Vacationers RV Park just off I-8 at Greenfield exit in El Cajon. It’s a very handy park to provision out of when enroute to Tecate and Baja Sur. I recall staying once at another rv park in that area..Oak Creek or ? I hit an overhanging tree branch with my fifth wheel roof while pulling into our site, so the memory sticks!
Fire near to us, huh? We spent Tuesday night there but did not see any fires in the neighborhood, but hey...we had a very long day and slept soundly…so unless your firetruck was pumping water on us, we probably wouldn't have noticed anyway. I hope all went well for all involved with no injuries.



Hey KASHEYDOG,

I’ll take you up on your offer, but only if I can buy the second round of special mai tais. I am somewhat of an old-timer at Bali Hai, too…I’ve stayed on Shelter Island so many times since the 70’s, it feels like my home. I agree on the atmosphere at Bali Hai…finest kind and a killer view of the Bay.

Hola Zac,

Not to worry, you could have joined us for a ‘red one’…like a northern michelada. Next time for sure.

So…to update our Non-Baja Road Trip, we bugged out of the RV park fairly early Wednesday morning and drove north thru the LA madness, up and over the Grapevine, across the hot flat ag areas..and are now at another RV park in Lost Hills, Ca..called Somerville Almond Tree RV Park…quite a mouthful. As I drove into this place, I thought it looked familiar?...and sure enough I was in the office computer when we checked in.

(see pics of the almond tree blossoms)





Was a pleasant and uneventful drive from San Diego to here yesterday. The temperature climbed quite a bit though from the low 60’s to somewhere in the 90’s here. Will be headed to San Francisco and the Golden Gate to drop off a bicycle for a friend there… he had to leave it in San Diego when he moved to SF. I am sure he will love having it there…the price of gas is crazy, as you know.

After that we stop for lunch at the north end overlook on the Gate and enjoy the views of SF Bay. From there we hug the Pacific Coast road and all it's great scenery to Cape Flattery, Wa. at the mouth of Puget Sound. There should be a fishing charter or two along the way for some photo ops.….or something from Japan washed up on the beach?

See you down the road, Pompano



[Edited on 6-14-2012 by Pompano]

Good morning, Pompano.... How long are you guys going to be at Cape Flattery? I'll be in the Port Angeles/Sequim area next month. My folks live in Sequim. I love going out to the Cape and Neah Bay. If you're still around we should hook up....... I'll be staying at the Sequim Bay RV Park at the John Wayne Marina.

[Edited on 6-14-12 by KASHEYDOG]

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Originally posted by KASHEYDOG Good morning, Pompano.... How long are you guys going to be at Cape Flattery? I'll be in the Port Angeles/Sequim area next month. My folks live in Sequim. I love going out to the Cape and Neah Bay. If you're still around we should hook up....... I'll be staying at the Sequim Bay RV Park at the John Wayne Marina. [Edited on 6-14-12 by KASHEYDOG]

KASHEYDOG, we will dally a bit near the Columbia River entry to look at some old ship wreck places, then north to Cape Flattery, but....I have a date with some walleyes, big jacks, and huge lakers in Canada for first part of July, so we will quite a ways Northeast of Port Angeles by the time of your visit. I will see some old fishing buds in NEAH BAY. Hope you enjoy the lavender days of Sequim!