Day three in San Diego

Last night was extremely windy and we really felt like our tent was going to blow away... Josh even woke up in the middle of the night to check the stakes! We ended up waking up after the kids had gone to school so the house was pretty quiet when we made it to the kitchen. I made breakfast and we ate it outside, enjoying the great weather and view!

The first place we visited today was the Birch Aquarium. We arrived in time to see a fish feeding and later I touched a starfish in the tide pools!

Our next stop was La Jolla where we saw an area of the beach sectioned off for the seals because they like to lay out on the sand. It smelled terrible but it was neat to see all of the seals enjoying the sun. The water was really beautiful here!

We drove south from La Jolla to Point Loma and visited the Cabrillo National Monument. Josh borrowed some binoculars from the visitor center and loved looking into the naval base and trying to see the nuclear submarine. The view was fantastic: you could see all the way to Tijuana!

The next stop was downtown San Diego. After biking to a cute frozen yogurt shop in Little Italy, we enjoyed a late afternoon ride along the boardwalk of Seaport Village, passed the USS Midway (Josh loved it!) and rode down one of the piers.

We again hit rush hour traffic heading back to Heather and Jeff's but made it back in time to join Jeff and the kids for dinner. We read bedtime stories to Jack and Avery before heading to the house of Josh's great-aunt, Fanny, and her husband, Mike.

We had a great time talking with Mike and Fanny for a while before heading back south into San Diego for a reggae show. It was at a Irish pub but every Thursday they have "Shamrocks and Dreadlocks;" we drank some cheap beer and listened to live reggae-esque music before heading back into San Marcos.

Josh and I shared the same high today: we both really liked getting to talk to Fanny and Mike! Josh's family is so nice! My low was the smell near the seals... they are cute but gosh, so smelly. And their back flipper/tail thing is gross. Josh's low was the wind during the night... thanks a lot, Santa Ana winds! My "ho" was not really being able to enjoy the music at the show because of some questionable characters... and Josh's "ho" was playing Carpool Cop: we missed the entrance into the carpool lane so as we drove in the adjacent lane, Josh eagerly pointed out every car that violated the "two or more passengers" rule... it was hilarious.