Short walk to a long pier

As hoped, I got out of my hotel room and walked up to the Huntington Beach Pier:

Once there, I conducted some pier review:

Once back at the hotel, I bought a pair of shorts, because I was very warm. I remembered to pack shorts, but of course I remembered at O'Hare. Had I known I'd have to stay at O'Hare for 8 hours I probably would have made a different packing choice.

Conference "pub quiz" starts in 45 minutes, and then dinner. Then, I believe, I'll sit outside and read for a bit before collapsing.