San Diego Vacation continued.....

So after our Sea World adventures on Sunday, in the afternoon we went over to Seaport Village near Downtown San Diego. This is a cute little touristy place all done up like an old time Seaport Village. We had dinner at a good seafood place and then walked around some. We got to watch a guy juggle, and got some ice cream. Then Keegan and Lyle road the carousel. The carousel was really cool; I will put some pics up later. Then back to the house for bed time.

Monday morning we got up and went on a North Harbor tour. That really didn't go well. Keegan was super excited to get on the boat but then when the boat started to pull out of the bay he freaked out. He kept saying he was scared and he was "All done" and he "wanted off". Unfortunately the tour went for an hour. Half way through we finally bought Keegan off with a bag of Cheetos which kept him quiet for 20 minutes or so. By the time Keegan was done screaming and whining none of us wanted to be on the boat anymore. When we got back to harbor we took off and put Mr. Crabby down for a nap.

After naptime it was down to La Jolla. We had a very yummy lunch on a patio overlooking the ocean. Then we walked down to the sandstone beach by the ocean and hiked around. Then it was down to the cove area where there were some sea lions sunning themselves. The sand by the cove was really nice so we took our shoes off and waded in. The water is still only around 50oF; so it was pretty chilly. There were some good sized waves coming in and Keegan loved those. He would get all tense and jump up and down and then when the wave hit he would scream and laugh. He had a super fun time; we all did. Then on the way back through the park we meet a family from New Hampshire and played football with them for a while. Then we walked through the stores and went into a candy store. Keegan scored some candy fruit slices and a sucker...and a balloon. He was in heaven.

We drove back to our townhouse and made hot dogs on the grill. It was so beautiful outside. We stayed out and blew bubbles and played ball until it got dark.

The next day was Zoo day! We got to the San Diego Zoo at 9am and stayed there until 1:30pm. It's really a great zoo. The park is amazing , it is so fun to walk around. The exhibits are really well done and the animals look happy and in great shape. We road the Skyfari (cable tram over the park) and Keegan thought that was cool. So he doesn't mind flying through the air on a cable but sitting on a big boat is scary go figure. Keegan spent a lot of time telling the animals to "Wake Up!!" if they weren't moving fast enough for him.

The Zoo is just amazing; we only got through about 2/3's of it the first day. They have some really cool averys and also a huge reptile display that Keegan loved. Funny thing was that the statues and benches were just as much fun for Keegan as the animals. There was even an area where we got to pet goats and sheep. Then it was time to go back home and take a nap.

After nap was over we left to scout out a good sushi restaurant for dinner. We found a nice one within walking distance of our house. They even had a highchair; kind of unusual for the restaurants in that area (Since it is kind of a nightclub district). Kwegan chowed down his (my) Philadelphia roll and ate some of Lyle's Katsu-don. It ended up actually not costing us a ton either. I also got a special Maki roll called a Fire Fire roll and it came with part of the plate set on fire. Keegan thought that was super cool :-)

On to today. We went in the morning and finished up the Zoo. The 15 minute ride to the zoo was filled with a lot of commenting from Keegan. From the back of the car he yelled "I see animals!" for 5 minutes...then it was on to "I love monkeys" for 5 minutes. We finished the ride with screams of "I love elephants" echoing through the car. It was again a lot of fun. The elephant trainer was working with one of the elephants and we got to see some elephant tricks. The giraffe and koalas were just being fed so we got to watch them eating which was fun. Then Keegan got to get up close and personal with a Lynx and a cougar. Since most of the animals were awake this time Keegan's new phrase was "Kitty, get in the water!"

After leaving the Zoo we went to Balboa park with intention of going to the science center and eating lunch. The only place that was open was the Japanese Tea House by the Japanese Friendship garden. So we ate lunch there and then decided to tour the Friendship Garden. After that Kee was getting tired. So we decided to do the other museums later. On the way home we stopped by Mission Bay Park. Mission Bay Park has a million play structures and Keegan made friends with a little boy who took Keegan on a tour of every single one. After this Keegan was *really* tired and it was time to come back and take nap.

This afternoon we went out to Coronado Island. We had a good dinner and then walked down Coronado beach to big Hotel Del Coronado. Then we walked up and down Orange Ave and got some frozen yogurt. There are some really beautiful houses out here and the beach was absolutely amazing! Then back home and too bed (for Keegan at least).

Tomorrow the plan is to hit Balboa park first thing and tour the Rueben Fleet Science Museum and the Model Railroad Museum and maybe a couple other places. We'll see how it all works out.

So far vacation has been wonderful :-) Keegan makes so many friends with everyone he meets!