[nagdu] trip to San Diego!

[Lyn Gwizdak]

Hi Laurel,
I live in San Diego.  the hotels are in various areas - some easy to get to 
and others not by public transportation.  Do you have paratransit?  If so, 
you can be a "guest" user of ours.  Here's their contact number: 
877-232-7433.  Ours is called MTS ADA Access paratransit.

Hotels, motels, bed &breakfasts vary in cost.  I haven't heard of any 
problems about guide dogs in any of them.  I think there is a website for 
disabled access to San Diego but not sure.  years ago, there was a phone 
number which I do not have.  Try and Google disability access in San diego.

We have a system of trolleys and buses here with most access in downtown and 
someof the neighborhoods.  You can get a $5.00 All-Day Pass to use on the 
transit. They have a website - forgot what it is but Google San Diego 
Transit and you should get it.

There is lots to do here - if you have money!  WE have Sea World, the Zoo, 
Balboa Park with museums, and lots of free stuff like walking along the 
Embarcadero where the Midway ship and the Maritime Museum are.  there's a 
nice outdoor mall called Seaport Village which is basically a tourist trap 
but great place to buy suvaneers.  In August, the weather will be nice and 
warm.

At the Zoo, you can bring your dog, no problem.  You would just check in at 
Guest Services and tell them you have a dog.  You have the choice to bring 
the dog arouond with you or there is a private outdoor kennel to put the dog 
in.  This is located in a private area in the shade.  You can bring a 
sighted person with you or ask the Zoo to provide you a guide, especially if 
you go in the morning during the week when it isn't crowded.  The only 
places in the Zoo you can't bring the dog into is the Childrens Zoo and the 
bird aviaries and I think you can now bring the dog into the shows.

Let me know if there's anything else you might like to know and I can find 
out the answer if I don't know myself.

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laurel" <laurel.stockard at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 11:05 AM
Subject: [nagdu] trip to San Diego!


> Hi all,
> So as the subject line says, I'll be taking a trip out to San Diego in
> August. I'm going with Stockard of course, and my father is coming
> along. It's just a vacation for fun. Southwest Airlines had a big fall
> sale going on, so I was able to get two air tickets out there for
> cheap.
>
> For those of you who live in the San Diego area, or who have visited
> there, I have a couple questions.
> What are some good hotels to stay at for guide dog users? I know of
> course all hotels have to accomodate us, but as many of you probably
> know, there are more guide dog friendly places than others. Also, what
> is the public transportation like there? Is it just in the downtown
> area?
> The other thing I wanna know, is what are some fun things to do out in
> San Diego that are also enjoyable/not crazy hard for our guides to do
> with us? For example, I won't go to the San Diego zoo because that
> would be not too guide dog friendly/hard for Stockard.
>
> Thanks all,
> Laurel and Stockard
>
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