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Vintage Seiko at Veterans Memorial

Today marks the 50th day we have walked, each day wearing a different Seiko. I had no idea of the number of Seikos in our collection, and as I sorted through my watch cabinet, repair bench, storage bins, etc they kept turning up. I have been busy fixing them too, ordering parts, changing batteries and so forth, because I don't think it's fair to count non-runners. Today I'm wearing a 6602 manual wind wristwatch that has been apart for at least 10 years (in a box, in a drawer) It's the same movement that appeared yesterday in my pocket watch. I assembled this last night, put a suitable strap on and it ran beautifully all night. So it's on my wrist now!

A glimpse of the watch:

Here we are looking south. 



A couple minutes later, you can see how the light is changing.



Downtown, San Diego bay, Coronado Bridge -- all places that we have walked in the past 7 weeks. I can't believe how sharp this image is -- the clarity of the original is fantastic! Those lights on the hillside in Tijuana, MX are at least 25 miles away.



Views to the north



Here's the cross itself. This memorial sits atop a piece of land now owned by a non-profit organization (to eliminate church/state conflicts). My friend Martin is one of the directors and keeps us informed about developments here, but we only come up about a couple times a year. The light is really nice.

Since we have about 10 minutes, we get onto a trail and walk out away from the monument. My wife is dressed warmly, just in case it snows 😉.



Oops, mistake. But nice enough to save. Remember it's winter here (in a day or two).



All my favorite places, in one photo.

It looks like a wildfire is just starting on a hillside in Mexico. Too bad.



An early flight out -- some people still traveling while we are cooped up?



I have to comment on this photo - the island you see is in Mexico, more than 30 miles from where I am taking this picture. The Ocean Beach pier in the foreground is about 10 miles from our vantage point. 



About time for the sunrise.



And there it is!



A wider shot shows the sun has burned off the top of that hill...



Mrs. C cleverly got a photo of me taking a photo of the sunrise, including the watch. Bonus points for that! (those things above my cap are antenna; not attached to my head)



Walking back up the hill, holding hands.

Or not.

The Pacific Ocean. You can't see it in this photo, but we could see the outline of San Clemente Island, which is 65 miles to the northwest!



The bird close-ups have been popular, so I tried hard to get a couple. It wasn't easy today.



Like a bird on a wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir ....  

I love backlit plant photos.



l might want to change this crystal someday, but I am happy to have the watch as it is.



Thanks for reading along. I will publish a directory of these walks soon.