Day 14

Yesterday, we all woke up with different stories of how none of us slept well. There were reasons of noise outside, the room not cooling enough, the bed not being as comfortable and from eating dinner too late the night before. In the scheme of the last 2 weeks, having it NOT be our own bed, we have all been sleeping pretty well, and we are grateful for that. Since this was going to be a place we stayed for 2 nights, we decided after breakfast that we would check out and play the whole thing by ear. We had a big day planned...a day at the San Diego Zoo!!

It was a picture perfect day. The temperature was about 70 degrees with a light breeze. The low humidity factor has been amazing! We are an animal family (well most of us anyway), so the day was spent ooohing and aaahing over every animal under the sun! It truly is one of the finest zoos ever with the lushness of some of the most unique trees and plants ever plus some very unusual animals as well. After 6 hours of enjoying a day with the animals, we collapsed our very tired feet into our home away from home…our Toyota Sienna van. Some of our favorite animal picks were…the panda, the koala, the meerkat, the river otter and the Mediterranean donkey.

We decided to see a little more of San Diego before parting ways. We headed towards the Pacific Ocean and strolled along an oceanfront area called Seaport Village. It was just beautiful, with quaint little shops along the harbor and all kinds of boats lining the docks. It had huge rocks piled along the water so after a bit, we discovered our one last time stroll on Pacific Coast sand could be found at Coronado Beach, just minutes away. Just amazed at the variety of military tucked into the beauty of this place!! What an absolute treasure to find this spot! We said our last hoorah, brushed off our sandy toes, and decided it was our time to head east.

Thankful that getting out of San Diego was much easier than LA, we were trekking before long. A few hours up the road we were passing Indian reservation signs. I am not sure where that was but after dinner we decided to mix it up a bit. Emily took the wheel and Olivia joined her in the front seat. David and I took the middle seat, to enjoy a movie with Sophie before stopping for the night in Yuma, AZ. We’ll see what today holds, as we now are a few hours ahead on our itinerary, not having stayed a 2^nd night in San Diego. One thing I know for sure though….

…we are no longer, Westward Bound!

Posted by: Cheryl