Sunday night, I found a Groupon deal for a 2-hour GoCar rental around San Diego. Laurie and I thought it sounded like fun, so we bought one and planned our Monday around it. The rental place was in Little Italy, so the Trolley was the best transportation option. Unfortunately, I didn't realize the Little Italy stop is under construction, so we had to backtrack a bit from the "next" stop on the line. Whoops!
After grabbing lunch - we found an amazing deli that offered your choice of four salads - we headed to the rental place for paperwork and our orientation.
Here our view of the street from the car. We were very close to the ground and much smaller than everyone else, but all of our spectators seemed to love our little car. We got several honks, waves, and giggles from passersby.
Our route - we were headed to Point Loma with help from our GPS, who we named Pamela. Pamela didn't always give early warning for turns.
Along the route, we drove through Shelter Island, where they have a bell gifted from San Diego's sister city - Yokohama, Japan! We've been there! :-)
Our route took us all the way to the south-western most point of the continental US - Cabrillo National Monument on Point Loma. Point Loma is actually mostly owned by the military and there are several cemeteries...
and some experimental labs. This is a sonar-type lab. The actual lab is suspended above the water, so that the water isn't disturbed...or so the GPS tour guide told us...we think it's more likely that this is where they keep the mermaids! ;-)
Finally we made it to the Cabrillo National Monument...
and the Point Loma lighthouse.
We spent about 30 minutes walking around and learning about the lighthouse and the San Diego Bay. It was really interesting and the view was amazing! Since we only had the GoCar for a few hours, it was back on the road to continue our tour. Here's Laurie driving (you can see how small it is compared to the other cars)...
And here I am putting the car in reverse - a.k.a. pushing it backwards.
The end of our tour took us through Ocean Beach and along the Sunset Cliffs. It took quite a bit of willpower to not park the car and head to the beach - the day was perfect for swimming/body boarding!
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