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Linda Vista Shopping Center was one of the first shopping centers in the US designed as a unique space, separate from the streets and the houses. Built in 1943, it is still going strong today, though much has changed. It is now one of the best places to find Vietnamese goods or food in San Diego. Cashing in on all of this, Bart, Terry, Tanya, Anna, and myself went out for a pho breakfast Sunday morning at Pho Hoa-Huong. The coffee fiends got their fix, and I got my coconut fix. Add in some great spring rolls and some awesome pho and we were in heaven. It is hard to believe there is so much good food in one strip mall – Bale French Sandwich Shop (and their awesome Banh Mi) is just a couple stores away.

After our breakfast we decided to head up to the Torrey Pines Glider Port to spectate for a little while. It was a great day and there were a lot of gliders out since it was a long weekend. Terry ended up meeting up with a guy named Tony who apparently knew him from way back. Tony was about to go for a glide and hooked us up with a nice view of the cliffs. As a spectator you have to stay back and watch the gliders from the sidelines. But Tony let had us help him get his glider to the edge of the cliffs, letting us get a fantastic view of the ocean. As we watched Tony zoom around, I couldn’t help but really want to learn how to do that. Hah. I suspect it is more time and money than I am willing to part with. Still, I will have to do a tandem ride some time to check it all out.