Day 170 - Seaport Village

Today we were all finished up quite early. The shuttles came to pick us up & much to our surprise, the border crossing was ridiculously busy! So Mario & Julian decided we would go to the Otay border crossing. I had never been there before, so I quite enjoyed the scenic route through the real Tijuana to Otay. The Customs officers have a reputation for being a lot stricter than at Tijuana. They were. They didn't give us any hassles, thank goodness! 


Once we were finally back home, I decided to go to Seaport Village. Valentina & I took the trolleys & made our way back. It brought back many memories of Halloween & all the comments, photos & finger pointing we got as Hot Dog with Ketchup & a Bottle of Mustard. 


It was quite busy, so a kept Valentina on a very short leash. She trotted alongside me, proud as punch. And the further we walked, the prouder I got! Everyone was commenting on Valentina. 'What a cute dog!' 'Mommy, look at the wiener dog!' 'Oh, look at the little Dachshund!' I was so proud of my little girl, who just trots along, happy as can be. 


She posed for a few photos & we eventually found our way to the pet shop. Last time I was there, the lady who ran the shop had cancer. I was quite anxious to know how she made out. To my delight, she was there! She's finished her chemo & just got her 'remission statement' - AWESOME news! We visited for quite some time, interrupted by a random man who claimed to be a dog behaviour specialist, but mainly wanted to know my life history. Creepy. Anyhow, we finished chatting & exchanged email addresses. I can't wait until I can return with my Remission Statement! Oh, she also told me that just the other day, someone came in & saw a photo she has of a wiener dog in the same costume as Valentina's. The person said they saw that dog with the bottle of mustard at Halloween. 5 months later & they're still talking about us! Too funny!!!


Valentina & I walked to the Convention Centre & then ended up walking through the Gaslamp Quarter. I'd never been through there, so away we went. I stopped in at Fred's to have some tacos - they were awesome! I haven't eaten much Mexican food since I've been here, so it was a wonderful change! After I finished the tacos, we walked up to the trolley station & made our way home. I was so beat! That was a lot of walking!


What to do tomorrow? Hmm, we'll see what the day brings! Sleep well & see you soon!
xxxxx
Maria & Valentina

Just outside the Customs area - where it's now safe to take a photo without getting arrested!

Mario picking us up at Otay Crossing

Because I ALWAYS leave my tea bags hanging from a chain?!??

It was the Busker Festival this weekend, so it was quite busy!

Looking wistfully out to sea.

Poser. 

Stairs & Statue

Trees.

My Buddy & me.

Convention Centre Architecture

Gaslamp Quater entrance

2 Fish Tacos sin Tomatoes!

Famous Fred's!