The San Diego Zoo

The Pandas were Soooooooo Cute. The exibits at the Zoo were tremendous. Most behind glass or wire pens which made photgrapy more difficult. We did get to view the two young grizzly bear brothers in a wrestling match. I did not get a photo of it, but I did get it on video. We took the tour bus and the sky ride at the Zoo, but we still managed to walk our legs off. At lunch time, Shelly just wanted to grab something at the Zoo and I thought it would be my only chance to try the Japanese restaurant that James had recommended. So I temporarily left the Zoo and had lunch at Yoshinos. I am so glad I did!! I returned to the Zoo and stayed till it closed. We ordered Pizza in, and watched Survivor and American Idol.

San Diego Temple

After the light house, we decided we wanted some ColdStone Ice Cream. With "Rhonda's" help, we located one 12 miles away. It seemed a little far, but HEY it's ice cream! To make a long story short, the first Coldstone had gone out of business!! So we had to find another one. Tuesday evening we managed to find Coldstone, Radio Shack, and the Valley Mall. "Rhonda" whacked out a couple of times and sent us on a wild adventure, during which we laughed so hard I almost.....well I won't go there! On the way back to our room we passed the SD Temple which was lit up so we got a picture of that. Another big day.

Old Point Loma Lighthouse

After the Flower Fields, we moved further south to Sand Diego. After checking in, we went to the Cabrillo National Monument, which is where the Old Point Loma Lighthouse is. This was out on the peninsula and high up so that we could see way out to sea and the cityscape of Sand Diego. I wanted to stay longer, but they closed the park at 5 PM.

Sweet Pea Maze at the Flower Fields

There was this huge maze of sweet peas. It is so energizing to be surrounded by so many beautiful flowers.

The Flower Fields - Tuesday

Acres and Acres of flowers. The coastal town of Carlsbad is behind, with the ocean in the background.

Moday Evening

The day ended with an evening walk on the beach back in Encinitas where we were staying.

Oceanside Pier

We ate dinner on Monday night at "Ruby's" at the end of this Pier.

King of the Hil

These Meerkats were adorable. They look like Timon in the Lion King movie. There were families of them just basking in the sun.

Baby Lions

Up Close and Personal.

More

They would even land on you!

Butterfly Exibit at Wild Animal Park

This Butterfly Exibit only goes from March 15th to April 6th. Zillions if different butterfiy species. We felt fortunate to be here at the right time to see it. They were Beautiful!

Wild Animal Park on Monday

G'night

"Red skies in the morning, sailors take warning.
Red skies at night, sailors delight."
If that is true, it should be a great day tomorrow!

Sunday Night Sunset at Moonlight Beach

Oh Yeah! I'm getting into it!

It was AWESOME!

Drumming Circle

As we neared the beach we could hear this raggae, Jamaican type drum sounds. Of course I had to check it out. It appeared to be a group with a bunch of percussion instruments. I noticed that there was a pile of instruments in the center and anyone could choose an instrument and join in. So of course I did. It was great fun! I think I must have some Jamaican ancestry somewhere! Me and my new friends made beautiful music together and I left here feeling like a "free spirit".

A Room With a View

We are staying in the room in the upper right. Great view of the ocean from our balcony. We have checked in an are going to take cameras and binoculars and head to the beach. Shelly wants to take some pictures of the sun setting if possible.

Brunch Bunch

Clockwise: Me, Elisha, Isaac her husband, Craig, Ina, Georgia, and Shelly holding Gina, Elisha and Isaacs baby girl.

Sacrament Meeting in Victorville

Sunday Morning Mesa Vista Ward 9 AM

Woke Up to Snow. Ugh!

We had a good day of travel on Saturday. I thought we were leaving snowy weather in Utah. We woke up Sunday morning to a dusting of snow in Victorville Ca.

Dinner With Jared, Issac and Abbi

Bajio in Pleasant Grove.

Going Places With Smiles on Our Faces

Shelly and Janet leaving Shelly's house Friday night. Shelly is all loaded up with her photography supplies.

We're ready for our big adventure!

This is us at a rest area in Montana where we stopped for lunch on our way to visit Nadine and Gary in July 2007.