Let me start by admitting that choosing to stay at the Hilton San Diego by the airport was a huge mistake. First, on Monday when I arrived they didn't have a room for me. Seems they lost several rooms due to an unspecified problem. So they shipped me off to the nearby Sheraton for the night.

Yesterday morning I was able to switch back before heading into town for the conference. Now, taxis to and from downtown San Diego cost $10. Not bad, but it takes forever to get a taxi (somewhat surprising given the massive queue of taxis at the airport, I guess that when you call they dispatch someone from downtown or further, like L.A.).

Today I called for a taxi and it took nearly 30 minutes...tomorrow I'm toying with walking to the conference.

I saved some money by staying at the Hilton over the conference hotel, but not much when considering the inconvenience.

Anyway, notes from this morning's session in the next post