I took the Amtrak again to San Diego—Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner goes all the way through most of Southern California to San Diego. Along the way, you get to see spectacular scenery, including a seaside ride for some part of the way between San Juan Capistrano and Oceanside.
I started from Simi Valley—after a few stops, the train chugged into Los Angeles station for a half an hour halt. I found these birds on an empty rail track (see below).
Got to San Diego at 10 minutes past 3 in the afternoon, and was in the hotel by 4 pm. Met some conference folks in the lobby, checked in, and then the jet lag hit me!

