The gloom continues but the good times don’t. This morning the DJ and Christine headed out to explore San Elijo State Preserve, a lagoon surrounded by housing sprawl. A lot of the vegetation, at least initially, was jungle that was mostly unknown to either of the hikers by name.

Good thing the hiking continues as, given the lack of sun and that barbecues on the deck are not an option, they’ve focused their efforts eating at some of north San Diego County’s most starred restaurants. Last night it was 1540 Kitchen; tonight Market. The “hat trick,” so to speak, is that it’s restaurant week and wherever they go it’s the same price for a three-course dinner. So given, that, why not aim for the best…