Today was a warm day 90F. Nothing to do on this lazy Sunday so of course we go to the beach where it’s 15 degrees cooler. 


This part of town is where University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and many bioscience research businesses are located. The pier in the above picture belongs to Scripps Institution of Oceanography and is considered one of the world's largest research piers.

 

Next door is The Salk Institute for Biological Studies named in honor of Jonas Salk. The Institute is an independent nonprofit organization where scientists seek new understandings in neuroscience, genetics, immunology, plant biology and more. The Institute recently published a research paper  showing conclusively that COVID-19 is a vascular disease, demonstrating exactly how the SARS-CoV-2 virus damages and attacks the vascular system on a cellular level. The findings help explain COVID-19’s wide variety of seemingly unconnected complications, and could open the door for new research into more effective therapies.


 





I especially enjoyed my eye candy for this trip just down the road at the Torrey Pines Gliderport. DH loves all things that fly. The runway is on property owned by UCSD, while the rest of the gliderport is owned by the city of San Diego. The Gliderport offers paragliding and hang gliding lessons and if you are adventurous, you can purchase a ride in a tandem hanglider.


 

Comments

  1. 4A-HEALTHY-BMIJuly 19, 2021 at 4:02 AM

    My sister used to live near Black Mountain and it was fun watching the balloons drift up from the coast. Your photo of a paraglider reminded me of that ❤️

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  2. speded2 (Jeanne)July 19, 2021 at 7:40 AM

    Beautiful photos. Thank you for sharing.

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  3. OneKidsMomJuly 19, 2021 at 8:52 AM

    Beautiful place for your adventures! And thanks for the backstory that we may not get in our local news where we are, about the research / findings about Covid-19 being vascular! Knowledge, as they say, is power!

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  4. ALICIA363July 19, 2021 at 2:28 PM

    I so appreciate learning about the research conducted near you! And I'm excited to have found your blog. Another bookmark to add!

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  5. sparkdoveseyesJuly 19, 2021 at 11:04 PM

    Great place to go thanks for taking me too :)

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