Kilt Day (?) in SoCal on the island ...

[Scott Gilmore]

For those hardy souls prepared to brave the intolerable 70˚ weather on the Saturday after Thanksgiving (that would be November 25, 2006), trundle on down to downtown San Diego (on the train or the trolley or bus or rickshaw) between 10am and 7pm and take the ferry over to Coronado and check out the festivities (such as they are) at Scottish Treasures located in the Coronado Ferry Landing.

They promise live music ("Native American Flute" and "Bagpipes") and book signings by authors Shara McKerrigan, Laurel Royal and T.E. Watson.

Food will be sumptuously laid out. Prepare your culinary instincts for "Hot Dog, Drink & a Snack for $1"! Ooohh, how can you resist?

But there will be dancers and children's activities. And perhaps most importantly, Scottish Treasures is a damn fine merchant -- purveyors of Scottish and Irish goods. I've purchased two kilts through them and they have proven to be all around good (Scottish) eggs. All future kilt and kilt-related purchases by your humble scribe shall be through them.

To put this in plain terms, the ferry ride is cheap and enjoyable, it's as good an excuse to wear a kilt as any, it's a great day trip from anywhere in southern California and you have the opportunity to scandalize some uptight semi-rich Coronadans (which is where my lovely wife was born and where I met her ... some time after her birth ... some thirty four years ago) in the bargain. You can get there and back easily by taking the train into town (the train station is two blocks from the ferry landing) and all in all, an anti-climactic time is guaranteed for all!

Your humble servant plans to attend from mid-morning to mid-noon. Look for the X-marks kilt pin upon a Morrison tartan and a stunning countenance graced by the inestimable company of the wife, sporting this stunning smile.

Then ...


... and now.

Do you see thirty-four years between these two pictures? I thought not.

I look forward to seeing any and all that honor us by your visit as much as you look forward to seeing us. (Said with tongue-not-in-cheek ... kind of.)

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[Yaish]

Man, what rotten timing. I am going to be at the Hotel Del Coronado right across the water from Thursday and Friday, but we must return Friday night.

We are picking up relatives on Saturday morning from the airport, who are returning to town after being gone for thanksgiving. Its just a little too much driving to make it all the way back down again.

[mudd]

I can see the difference between “then” and “now”. There’s a hat in the “now” one.
I win! (That was easy.) :rolleyes:

[Scott Gilmore]

Man, what rotten timing. I am going to be at the Hotel Del Coronado right across the water from Thursday and Friday, but we must return Friday night.

We are picking up relatives on Saturday morning from the airport, who are returning to town after being gone for thanksgiving. Its just a little too much driving to make it all the way back down again.

I understand and sympathize. This will be low key fun - you aren't missing much.

But while you're on Coronado at the Hotel del, if you have twenty free minutes, just jump on Orange avenue and head for the other side of the island (when you see the San Diego harbor, stop and park). You'll drive through town, not down the strand. Scottish Treasures at the Coronado Ferry Landing is a nice little shop run by good people.

And hey, the view across the harbor of the city is worth the ride even if Scottish Treasures were not there.

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[Scott Gilmore]

I can see the difference between “then” and “now”. There’s a hat in the “now” one.

:) That's about all the difference I see too.