The Pier, Oceanside, CA. July 2009 (Tomasito photo)
We wanted to have the experience of taking the little Sprinter train which runs every half hour daily from here, Escondido, to Oceanside where one can catch the far bigger Coaster train to literally anywhere train tracks run on this continent--but firstly to San Diego (south) or Los Angeles (north).
Our Sprinter is mainly a commuter's train.
The route of this fine, up-to-date little train connects all the small communities on it's way to the coast and the price is very reasonable--$2 per person one way 0r $1 for senior citizens. It's nice and clean (zero graffiti or vandalized seats!), it's quiet and it's air conditioned--and parking at the Escondido terminal is FREE.
The one hour trip is a breeze--and it's so much fun NOT to be driving on the usually jammed freeways.
When you reach the Oceanside terminal you can walk two blocks and you will see the view above--and you don't have to TRY to find a parking place--and then PAY for it--which frustrating and expensive chores can really take the edge off a pleasant day at the beach.
Not bad for a Southern California Sunday in July, by golly!
Our Sprinter is mainly a commuter's train.
The route of this fine, up-to-date little train connects all the small communities on it's way to the coast and the price is very reasonable--$2 per person one way 0r $1 for senior citizens. It's nice and clean (zero graffiti or vandalized seats!), it's quiet and it's air conditioned--and parking at the Escondido terminal is FREE.
The one hour trip is a breeze--and it's so much fun NOT to be driving on the usually jammed freeways.
When you reach the Oceanside terminal you can walk two blocks and you will see the view above--and you don't have to TRY to find a parking place--and then PAY for it--which frustrating and expensive chores can really take the edge off a pleasant day at the beach.
Not bad for a Southern California Sunday in July, by golly!
Tomasito, 2009
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2 comments:
Glad to see you up and about with camera again... and that beach looks nice'n packed.. the train ride sounds like a blessing too.
Parking at various places here, like in Lahaina or Kihei/Wailea can be trying... not having to find a place to leave the ride does sound like an easier lifestyle.
Is that Crystal Pier in the distance? If so- you're in the neck of the woods that I spent 1973 in...
A couple of quarters for the bus... or just my feets... San Diego was a great place for me at that time.
Not a fan of Kelp- but all else was grovey.
PFR
Hello. Paul.
It is more than good for me to be up and out again.
Dad had a "bad back" when he was in his 80s which was aggravated when he slipped off the mountain path behind his house in the Ventura River Valley--so part of the trouble may be genetic. Pop thought his might be a siatic nerve problem from playing drums for years (bass drum pedaling), but in my case I believe it was a weakening of muscles which keep the spine mobile and healthy.
The Oceanside pier--well, I don't know if it is Crystal or not--but people like it and it is long.
Way too many people like the San Diego area--and we do too--but it is not as nice as it was years ago before the crowds arrived--is anyplace?
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