One weekend in San Diego (cont.d)

Where were we? oh yeah, Mission Beach. We had made our way through MB on the way to Point Loma, but with the western part of the point closed down and the sun setting, we headed north back the way we came. Made it in time to watch the Pacific swallow the sun at the end of a nice day.

End of a surfing day

End of a surfing day

Even the surfers were calling it. Hallowe’en, and we decided to check out the Gas Light District, full moon, was going to be fun. Stop by the hotel, it’s on the way, freshen up.

Like a good intention, we never made it out. Oh well, the whole reason for our getaway was to see the Raiders, and we had $75 ducats to see a rematch that went pretty close, the last time they played.

Sunday morning came without fanfare, a quick bite from the In-and-Out and we made our way to the Stadium. It was Jack Murphy Stadium until they sold the name to some tech co named Qualcomm. Fuckers, it’ll always be ‘the Murph’ to me. We apparently weren’t the only Raiders’ fans to put in an appearance.

Raiders fans in San Diego

Raider's fans in San Diego

Dam near half the stadium was sporting the Silver and Black, and the Chargers were rumoured to be a power in the AFC West. Ha! The game ended 24-16 and i’m sad to report it wasn’t that close. What was awesome about it though was seeing the game live. i had forgotten how fun a real NFL game was in person.

midfield

midfield

i am happy to report i broke a personal record – $100 in beer consumed. The seats were in the upper bowl, and the total layout for the whole trip was priceless. Not an undertaking i’d consider every weekend during the season, but one i will look forward to every year.

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