less than 12 hours before the flight, united cancels the first leg of the trip from south bend to chicago. shane and i scrambled and our friend doug rose to the ocassion (thanks doug!) and got us to o'hare where we could catch the next flight from chicago to san diego. i was immediately taken by the view of the city of san diego and thought to myself 'i like it here'. baggage claimed, rental car acquired, gps set, and text message sent to jen, who was graciously allowing us to stay at her humble abode while she stayed with friends. (thanks jen!). by the time i walked up the stairs to her 2nd floor condo, i was convinced that i would like it here. the landscape, the architecture, the neighborhoods, the climate. after settling in, meeting our host mulder the cat, shane and i set off to visit his great aunt dorothea (aunt dodo). it was a pleasant visit, aunt dodo was so adorable! then we headed back to meet up with jen to go up into the mountains around juliet for pizza and blues. The next day we met up with jen, heather, rey, and liam at the hash house a go go for an awesome breakfast, my cinnamon banana pancake was the size of a 9x11 cookie sheet! then headed over to the san diego zoo. by now i am thinking to myself 'i could live here, i like it so much'. i can't say enough how incredible the zoo is, it is that incredible. pandas, giraffes, koalas, elephants, sake, dolphins, fun. monday we drove over to visit aunt dodo again, went down to san ysidro and the us/mexico border, drove to la jolla, coronado, up to vista for dinner with adam and richard at a restaurant by the ocean in carlsbad. the next day we went to the san diego wild animal park. i loved it from the moment we pulled into the parking lot and hear the african music. by now i'm thinking 'i want to live here'. afterward we went to ponce's, which had kick ass margaritas! in the morning we'd be heading out for our next stop.
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2 comments:
It really is a great city...and those Ponce's margatitas really do kick ass! Jen is also a wonderful niece, and I love her bunches.
Ponce's :o)
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