In La Jolla, I Stumbled Into Warwick's

[ThomasB]

As luck would have it, I found myself in San Diego for most of the last week (which by the way was in the middle of a "heat wave" with a high one day of 83 with me having left Baton Rouge at 95 with 93% humidity, so it was a "cold front" for me--but I digress). On our last day we decided to drive up to La Jolla and enjoy a scenic dinner overlooking the Pacific at Duke's. We had reservations for dinner but were early and decided to stroll around the town. We picked random parking and a random street that just happened to have the original Warwick's located not far from where we parked. In the back of my mind I seemed to remember Warwick's being mentioned as a store that had fountain pens. I convinced my wife and son to venture in and was happy to see they had a full long counter of fountain pens--a generous selection of Lamy, Waterman, Pelikan, Retro, etc. My wife went off on her own and my son and I spent our time at the pen counter. The lady working behind the counter was extremely nice and let us hold and try out a few pens that I had yet to experience. I am trying to get my son hooked further on pens so I let him pick out the pens to try. He narrowed in on a Lamy Aion and was smitten with it. I told him he needed to save up for it ( I also want to hook him on the idea that nothing is free in this world). About that time the wife strolls up and says if we don't get a move on it we would be late for our reservations--which is usually my job. A very pleasant and unexpected experience had to come to an end. So if you are in La Jolla find the Warwick's and you will not be disappointed.

Edited August 9, 2018 by tbickiii

[RobertJWarren]

Glad to hear that you visited and liked Warwick’s. It’s the one bright light for pens people in San Diego county!