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San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

It's the fourth vist to San Diego in California this year. Whilst there, Ken Davis, from Qualcomm, takes Nosher out for a photo session in Torrey Pines state park, near Del Mar just outside San Diego. The primary mission was to look out for a rocket launch from Vandebergh AFB, which sadly wasn't seen, probably due to clouds which drifted over just at the wrong time. However, it was still a good session, and was capped off with an excellent home-cooked dinner and evening of political conversation courtesy of Ken and his wife. Later on, Russell fancies a drive somewhere in his all-singing SUV, so we head over to Solana Beach for a quick look at the sea. Russell mills around whilst a few long-exposure shots are taken over the sands whilst the sea occasionally overtakes the tripod. Then, it's back to the Marriott bar, San Diego, which is normally fairly quiet, but which this night is the regular Salsa dancing session and so it's fairly packed. Time for lots of "what paper are you working for?" queries.

next album: California Desert: El Centro, Imperial Valley, California, US - 24th September 2005
previous album: Sam and Daisy at the Angel Café, Diss, Norfolk - 17th September 2005

It's the building of the new Baldock bypass, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

It's the building of the new Baldock bypass

Bits of tarmac and cones, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

Bits of tarmac and cones

A Baldock moon-scape, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

A Baldock moon-scape

Tail-fins shimmer in the exhaust from a 747 APU, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

Tail-fins shimmer in the exhaust from a 747 APU

A bunch of heavies under Heathrow control tower, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

A bunch of heavies under Heathrow control tower

The view from the Marriott Del Mar hotel room, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

The view from the Marriott Del Mar hotel room

John and Russell in PF Changs, La Jolla, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

John and Russell in PF Changs, La Jolla

Russell raises a beer, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

Russell raises a beer

Russell grabs some food, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

Russell grabs some food

Shiny buildings near the hotel, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

Shiny buildings near the hotel

Sunset in a glass building, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

Sunset in a glass building

Buildings reflected in buildings, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

Buildings reflected in buildings

On the I-5 heading to Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

On the I-5 heading to Rancho Santa Fe

In the restaurant, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

In the restaurant

Kevin from Sprint and Brian Dunphy, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

Kevin from Sprint and Brian Dunphy

Some fancy wine is tasted, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

Some fancy wine is tasted

Wine is served, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

Wine is served

Marc Nijdam gets a 'Shirley Temple', San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

Marc Nijdam gets a 'Shirley Temple'

Brian waves some food around, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

Brian waves some food around

The sea front at Torrey Pines, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

The sea front at Torrey Pines

A bit of the famous Torrey Pines golf course, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

A bit of the famous Torrey Pines golf course

Fence posts lead away, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

Fence posts lead away

A lone jogger on the beach, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

A lone jogger on the beach

A danger sign, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

A danger sign

Ken kneels down to take a shot along the beach, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

Ken kneels down to take a shot along the beach

An old surfer dude with his board, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

An old surfer dude with his board

Nice colours on the clifftops, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

Nice colours on the clifftops

The sun sets like a hydrogen bomb, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

The sun sets like a hydrogen bomb

Mist rolls in off the sea, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

Mist rolls in off the sea

An antenna on the clifftop, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

An antenna on the clifftop

Light pollution from San Diego, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

Light pollution from San Diego

A stack of paper cups in a meeting room, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

A stack of paper cups in a meeting room

One of the Qualcomm meeting rooms, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

One of the Qualcomm meeting rooms

Solana Beach at night, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

Solana Beach at night

The scene in the Marriott Hotel bar, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

The scene in the Marriott Hotel bar

Dancing in the hotel bar, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

Dancing in the hotel bar

The view from behind the bar, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

The view from behind the bar

Salsa dancing, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

Salsa dancing

Shiny buildings near the hotel, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

Shiny buildings near the hotel

A night-time view out of the hotel window, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

A night-time view out of the hotel window

Nosher's room, with hurricane Rita on TV, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

Nosher's room, with hurricane Rita on TV

More building reflections, San Diego Four, California, US - 22nd September 2005

More building reflections

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It's the building of the new Baldock bypass

It's the building of the new Baldock bypass

Bits of tarmac and cones

A Baldock moon-scape

Tail-fins shimmer in the exhaust from a 747 APU

A bunch of heavies under Heathrow control tower

The view from the Marriott Del Mar hotel room

John and Russell in PF Changs, La Jolla

Russell raises a beer

Russell grabs some food

Shiny buildings near the hotel

Sunset in a glass building

Buildings reflected in buildings

On the I-5 heading to Rancho Santa Fe

In the restaurant

Kevin from Sprint and Brian Dunphy

Some fancy wine is tasted

Wine is served

Marc Nijdam gets a 'Shirley Temple'

Brian waves some food around

The sea front at Torrey Pines

A bit of the famous Torrey Pines golf course

Fence posts lead away

A lone jogger on the beach

A danger sign

Ken kneels down to take a shot along the beach

An old surfer dude with his board

Nice colours on the clifftops

The sun sets like a hydrogen bomb

Mist rolls in off the sea

An antenna on the clifftop

Light pollution from San Diego

A stack of paper cups in a meeting room

One of the Qualcomm meeting rooms

Solana Beach at night

The scene in the Marriott Hotel bar

Dancing in the hotel bar

The view from behind the bar

Salsa dancing

Shiny buildings near the hotel

A night-time view out of the hotel window

Nosher's room, with hurricane Rita on TV

More building reflections