Del Mar Friday, Opening Day

Del Mar will take over for Hollywood Parks winter season this Friday, the Seventh of November. Those wishing to save time and money must read this blog. ..First post is one o'clock 
    This blog will drive you to Del Mar the best and cheapest way. Your main concern is how to get to Del Mar without grinding out on freeway traffic. Now you might be able to reach Del Mar by the sea, but you'll never get out of the rip-tide back to Los Angeles.
   There is Metro-Link or the other, Amtrak that can provide the transportation from the Los Angeles Union Station to Del Mar. "Allow me to take you to where the surf meets the turf, at Old Del Mar."
     I have taken the commuter Metro-Link several times. Their weekend rate of ten dollars all day is fantastic. This train links Oceanside to Los Angeles. There is one early train to Oceanside on the weekend days. It makes every stop so will take a bit longer than Amtrak. Amtrak leaves about every hour and does stop at the foot of Del Mar or the Solano Beach Train Station. From there, Double-Decker buses shuttle you right to the track-- so you bypass the parking fee and hassle leaving.

Downtown's Red Line Subway takes you to the Grand Central Station--as it used to be called. From Santa Monica the #10 Rapid can get you to the train station for about one dollar. Those of you that take the Metro-Link can transfer to the #110 Breeze bus or the Coaster Train. Each can drop you off at Solano Beach. The Metro-Link leaves a bit earlier than Amtrak but it is real cheap. It leaves off of track number 8 whereas Amtrak runs about every hour.
    The Santa Monica Rapid ten bus takes you to Union Station. There is also the #720 bus that takes you to the Station. For me, I prefer to tap my subway card and take the Red Line to the Union Station. There are many parking places in central Los Angeles. You buy the card, put in the dollar or two and tap it again and you are on your way to the Union Station.
San Diego to Del Mar is easier. The Coaster Commuter drops you off also in Solano Beach. Six Amtrak trains accept a Coaster ticket. The two trains leave at eight and ten twenty in the mornings. It just may be hot so bring lots of water and sandwiches for the train ride. Also, take a book and camera since the views along the coastal route are out-of-this-world.
   Of course everything is chaotic today, so I will check to make corrections and additions to the blog. 

Nuts and Bolts for Today: The Statue of Liberty is smiling for the first time in years. I am not a fighting Republican who stands for the one the Federalist brought to power in 1776. A 17 Trillion debt is obnoxious.