San Diego vacation

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I’m home! After six days of exploring San Diego, it’s nice to be back home with sweet, snuggley Cookie. I know I said I’d try to post some pictures while I was away, but Paradise Point charged fifteen bucks per day for the internet. Ridiculous, right? I decided to spend that money on a few drinks instead. :)

Despite nearly constant quibbling amongst family members (if only those drinks had bestowed more tolerance!), it was a wonderful break from everyday drudgery. San Diego was suffering from what the locals call “June gloom” so it wasn’t the warm and sunny oasis I had envisioned. On occasion, when the sun came out to play, San Diego turned into a beautiful, vibrant city—a city I could see myself living in.

We certainly did a lot of sightseeing while we were there. Here are some photos of our more touristy activities:

San Diego Bay — That's right, that's a statue of the infamous couple kissing in Times Square after WWII. To the right is the USS Midway, which is a massive old Navy aircraft carrier turned museum.

learning about the USS Midway — The Navy (well, all of the military, to be honest) is foreign to me. We learned some mind-boggling details about how aircraft carriers operate, etc.

peacock at San Diego Zoo — The next day, we spent hours at the San Diego Zoo, which certainly lives up to its stellar reputation. How gorgeous is that peacock?

zoo aviary — A monkey and an extra-large aviary.

Panda at the San Diego Zoo — We had the chance to see some beautiful panda bears. Would you believe that pandas eat twenty to thirty pounds of bamboo per day? That

owl encounter — I had a close encounter with a beautiful owl before we happened upon the zoo's bird show.

monstera deliciosa at zoo — The zoo also had beautiful landscaping with a variety of succulents and tropical plants, like this monstera deliciosa plant.

pssst… I have a smaller monstera deliciosa leaf in a vase on my dining room table.

aerial view of San Diego beach — Our friend Larry owns a helicopter (don't you love it when your friends share their hobbies?) and took us for a spin. I could go on a helicopter ride every day.

Delta Mariner in San Diego Harbor — And just in case we hadn't seen enough, we took a harbor cruise, which is where I spotted this funny orange submarine. Steve Zissou, are you on board?

We lunched at the legendary Coronado Hotel and enjoyed the Coronado beaches.

Paradise Point backyard — Of course, we spent plenty of time relaxing at Paradise Point Resort. This is the view from my parent's back porch.

hibiscus and bird of paradise — Birds of paradise and hibiscus.

Well, that sums up our trip. I’ve relished the past nine work-free days and I’m not ready to go back to the 8-to-5 routine. I’m dreaming of a life of leisure, spent relaxing on Coronado beach, with a good book and a mojito…

Good night.

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