Shawn was off the week of Memorial Day, so we took advantage of the short drive to Cali and headed to San Diego! The cool weather was a nice change, but it was overcast the whole time, so unfortunately S.D. was a bit gloomy. The drive along Interstate 8 was fairly uneventful (although I do think it's more interesting than the drive along I-10)... but we did come across these awesome sand dunes:
we figure this is where they shoot all those crazy desert scenes in the movies... they were huge!
we stayed right on the beach in Ocean Beach... if you don't know about O.B., let me tell you... the natives are very laid back, like hippie laid back... and there are hardly any corporate run businesses in town. it's a great little town, particularly if you appreciate surfers and hippies and a few homeless people.
the first night we were there, they were having their weekly farmers market on the main street... it was the busiest we saw it, but there were all kinds of yummy, fresh foods and beautiful flowers.
after perusing the market, we walked down to the sand (just across the street from the hotel)... since i had the stroller, i stayed on the sidewalk and shawn walked kai down to the water... she didn't know what to think of the sand at first... but loved the water (even though it was frigid! shawn still doesn't understand why people want to go to a beach where you can't swim because it's too cold!) kai played in the waves and her daddy let her get soaked in the chilly water... i didn't get any pics because i was so concerned about getting her back to the hotel and out of her freezing clothes! but here's a sweet one of kai and her daddy:
after we dried off, we headed downtown to find a place to eat and walk on the boardwalk...
i thought this was a pretty cool picture
after walking for a while, we headed back to the hotel and rested up for our trip to the san diego zoo the next day!
the first thing we did was ride the double-decker bus for the tour... this was the best family pic we could get...
this is kai's excited face
after seeing the animals from the bus, we headed to the children's zoo where kai tried to feed the goats and sheep
then we rode the sky tram (so scary for me!) across the park
to see the polar bears...
pandas...
and homeless people, oh my! (this wasn't actually at the zoo... it was at our hotel... but it was ironic because we had spent all day at the zoo)
our last stop at the world famous zoo was their new elephant exhibit... this was the closest kai got to any elephant - although the exhibit was the best thing about the zoo by far (we felt a little ripped off by the $35 per person entrance fee - it was big, and yes they have polar bears and pandas, but a bit overrated in our opinions)
we made one last stop at the sign before heading back to hippie holl--- i mean ocean beach
we enjoyed some time in the quaint courtyard of our hotel
and walked around a bit more
and turned in for a relaxing night before our long trip home the next day.
i'll leave you with our beautiful girl enjoying the cool ocean breeze (check out that mullet!)
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