Teal travel guide with yellow Maya note
Description
Found a worn paperback travel guide this afternoon around 2:15 pm near Seaport Village, along Harbor Drive, by the little souvenir shop. The book is a 6x9 inch paperback with a teal cover that's a bit creased from being carried around. Inside there’s a bright yellow sticky note with the name 'Maya' scrawled in neat cursive and a small hand-drawn palm tree on the first page. I think it belongs to someone who loves San Diego's hidden corners—it felt like a memory in there, and I’d love to get it back to its owner. If this sounds like your book, we can meet up near the Seaport Village pier.
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