Randoms.....
 | Cathy will have a suite, and has offered it as a room to meet if needed. |
| The hotel does have a shuttle to the zoo, but it is only one vehicle. |
| Several people have asked about being picked up at the airport, or getting a ride to the zoo. Once everyone gets listed here--and we can see who has cars & who needs a ride--those of us that have cars will work out a schedule. |
| The hotel offers breakfast every morning. |
| Sunday should fall into place once we see who will still be here, and what the majority wants to do. But there is no rule that says we all have to do the same thing, so if some want to do their own thing, just do it. |
| Only rule: You gotta have FUN! |
I thought this email from Ramon was great, so here it is...
I'll be getting into San Diego on May 4 (Thursday). Here are some of the
things I'd like to do Friday:
* trade hippos
* see everyone's scrapbooks
* watch some hippo videos (do we have a confirmation on a TV and VCR?)
* join in a hippo sing-along
* play some Pin-The-Tail-On-The-Hippo (I drew a nice big hippo on a piece of
foam board and made some paper hippo tails, and I have a special prize for the winner)
* I have five hippo hand puppets; is anyone interested in improvising a
puppet play?
As far as dinner goes, I don't care if we go out to eat or have something delivered to the hotel, as long as the group stays together.
Driving directions from the Airport to the Hotel, and
the Hotel to the Zoo (thanks to AdePot)
| Name | Arriving | Departing | Sunday | roomy & other misc |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Cheek | Fri, 8:08pm USAir 93 |
Sun, 1:45pm USAir 92 |
animal kingdom if time | roomie: Sandy needs trans |
| Sandy Davis | Fri 8:15am United 2153 |
Mon 7:55pm United |
up for anything; animal park, Seaworld, Mexico? |
roomie: Rebecca needs trans; (busy Mon with friends in area) |
| Cindy Dodds; Dennis Willoughby (significant other) |
Fri, early aft (in car) | Sun, 9:30am | leaving too early | can carry 1 or 2 in car |
| Erin Enmark "the Hippo Kid"; Mary Enmark (mom) |
Fri eve or Sat am | Sunday | driving down | |
| Stuart Feldman | Thur 3:39pm Cont 1758 |
Sun 3:50pm Cont 1290 |
anything, but I gotta leave early afternoon | renting car, happy to haul people around |
| Debbie Grove; Gary (hubby); Carolyn (best friend) |
Fri 2pm | the next Friday! | open, likes Seaworld | renting a mini-van & glad to fill it up |
| Paddy (Ruth) Kaller | driving in Fri morning | not sure; Sun evening or Mon am | can carry 3 | |
| Bob Lehto | Thur, 3:25pm UA 201 |
Tues, 11:30am UA 406 |
open | have car & happy to haul |
| Leslie Lippa | Fri 10am; SWAir 699 |
Mon 10:25am: SWAir 1925 |
Seaworld or the beach | roomie: Patti R; will ride in from airport with Patti (arriving same time); |
| Jill O'Dwyer; Brian O'Dwyer (hubby) |
driving up Fri evening | leaving Sunday | up for anything | |
| Lee Ann Orme | Fri am in car; picking up Ruth D at airport |
Sunday evening | game for anything | roomie: Ruth; have car, will taxi |
| Margaret McCormack; hubbie |
driving from LA area, arrive ~8pm Fri | Sunday night | Tijuana shopping??; game for anything |
may meet us directly at Fri night spot |
| Adelaide Prentice; Paul (hubby) |
Fri, 1pm | Sun, 9:15pm | on own with Paul | renting car; will do hippo tour, but not zoo tour; have wine ready at happy hour; will NOT sing Sinatra songs (unless--see happy hour note above) |
| Cathy Raphael; Ralphie Raphael (hubby); Debbie & Cody Walker (daughter & her spouse); Mikey & Austin Walker (grandsons) |
Fri 8:55am; SWAir 1501 |
Monday (for Las Vegas) | Sunday is open! | rented a van, but family will fill most of it!; wants to do Old Town |
| Patti Riley | Fri 10am; SWAir |
Mon 4:30pm; SWair |
Sea World; also Tijuana if possible (maybe Monday am?) | roomie: Leslie; renting a car; Shopping sometime! |
| Theresa Schlarb | Fri 11:45am; SWAir 1554 |
Mon 2:20pm; SWAir 950 |
Wild Animal Park or Seaworld | renting car, can haul; Friday (cinco de mayo) in Old Town |
| Sue Shefman | Fri 1:23pm Cont 1991 |
Sun 3:50pm Cont 1290 |
animal park or Seaworld, but gotta be at airport by 2:50 | needs trans |
| Raul Trejo; Claudia (wife) |
Thurs, 4pm by car | Sunday 7 | Breakfast in Old Town (with champagne!); not much time, but Animal Park or shopping |
can carry 3 in car, will haul; wants to do Cinco de Mayo dinner |
| Ramon Valencia | Thurs eve, by car | Mon am | 1st choice:Wild Animal Park; 2nd: Seaworld |
can carry up to 3 in my car |
| Sheila Voeller: hubby John |
Thurs 12:30pm; SWAir 1821 |
Mon 1:00pm; SWAir 1850 |
with friends | staying at La Jolla Sea Lodge; (ph:619.459.8271); 8110 Camino Del Oro |
| Jennifer Werner; maybe cousin & more? |
Thurs eve by car from Phoenix | Monday am | open | staying with cousin; have car, can carry 3 more; open for Friday |
| I have not heard from the following people, but Cathy has them on the zoo tour list..... | ||||
|
Lisa Moore Richard Handley |
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FROM THE AIRPORT TO THE HOTEL
Starting From:
SAN San Diego, CA
Arriving At:
2223 El Cahon Blvd San Diego, CA
Distance: 5.5 miles
Approximate Travel Time:14 mins
Directions miles
1. Start out going Northwest on TERMINAL 1 towards TERMINAL 2 by
turning right. 0.2
2. Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto AIRPORT EXIT. 0.2
3. Stay straight to go onto TERMINAL 1. 0.0
4. Stay straight to go onto TERMINAL 1. 0.1
5. Stay straight to go onto AIRPORT EXIT. 0.1
6. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT. 0.0
7. Turn LEFT onto N HARBOR DR. 1.0
8. Turn LEFT onto W LAUREL ST. 1.1
9. Turn LEFT onto 6TH AVE. 1.1
10. Turn RIGHT onto ROBINSON AVE. 0.1
11. Turn LEFT onto 8TH AVE. 0.1
12. Turn RIGHT onto UNIVERSITY AVE. 0.0
13. Turn LEFT onto 9TH AVE. 0.1
14. Turn RIGHT onto WASHINGTON ST. 0.6
15. Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto NORMAL ST. 0.1
16. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto EL CAJON BLVD. 0.4
17. Turn LEFT onto TEXAS ST. 0.0
18. Turn LEFT onto EL CAJON BLVD. 0.1
FROM THE HOTEL TO THE ZOO
Starting From:
2223 El Cahon Blvd San Diego
Arriving At:
2920 Zoo Drive San Diego
Distance:1.7 miles
Approximate Travel Time: 4 mins
Directions miles
1. Start out going West on EL CAJON BLVD towards MISSISSIPPI ST by
turning left. 0.3
2. Turn LEFT onto PARK BLVD. 1.1
3. Turn RIGHT onto ZOO DR. 0.3
Checklist
(courtesy Ramon & Ade)
| Duplicate hippos (for trading, selling, etc) |
| Videos |
| Camera (plus extra batteries & lots of film) |
| $$$ (for zoo tickets, restaurants, shopping) |
| Scrapbooks |
| Hippollennium t-shirts |
| Name Badge (remember the contest) |
| Walking Shoes |
| Hat or Visor |
| Street maps of San Diego area |
| Airline tickets & confirmation info |
| empty bag for new hippos |
| Sunscreen |
| Sunglasses |
| Extra batteries/Recharger (for digital cams) |
| what else...? |