Blogs from San Diego, California, United States, North America - page 11

Oops cut me off b4 done. Pat Shannon & Jamie have been so awesome to us the whole trip in Vegas. And now in California Pat & Shannon have been driving us everywhere! We kid around (just teasing about the earthquake comments) & we are having the best vacation ever! Thanks kids!... read more

I made my way to La Jolla Cove to see the seals and wildlife. It was my first time to the ocean (however I did not go in it). I guess people say that there is a special smell in the area because of the seal life. I did not get that aroma but I have no sense of smell to tell you otherwise. It was nice to see seals in their natural habitat. I notice that there were scars on a few of them but there was definitely heavy scars on one of them that was beaching on a rock. Can you imagine the rough life (s)he has had so far and still managing to be around? The seal was alive, breathing, moving. But just the harm to him. A lot may be unintentional (boat ... read more

What a journey so far. I've seen so many awe inspiring things, had some amazing conversations, but most importantly, I've done some great thinking. That's what I came here to do. This whole journey is probably still going to seem silly to me in some ways when I'm older, but who cares? I wanted to think about what I want out of my life and if I have the opportunity to do it in this manner, then isn't that pretty great? I can sit and be unhappy on my couch at home while I ruminate about what I should do with my life, or I can have some amazing experiences and accomplish the same goal. One of the most poignant things I've heard from a friend of mine about this trip is that no matter how ... read more

Tina Writes: We were due to skydive this morning but I had remembered the wrong time and we were now running an hour late, so we chucked the gear in the car and floored it. This was the only hotel that came with breakfast as well and we could only grab a wee bagel each. We arrived and although late, it was no problem. We had a bit of a wait, just enough time to watch others land and to start shitting ourselves. We harnessed up and boarded the little plane. My skydive master was all but silent. Rob and Danny’s were much more talkative and as it turns out more fun during the dive. As the plane levelled out I started to get nervous. Rob jumped first, then me then Danny. The freefall was as ... read more

Vandaag was vooral een dag van 'net niet'. We zijn de dag begonnen bij een uitkijkpunt, bij Cabrillo National Monument. Dit is het punt waar de eerste Europeanen voet hebben gezet in California in 1542. Het kijkt uit over de hele baai van San Diego en tot voorbij de grens met Mexico waar de stad tegenaan ligt. Of dat zou het moeten doen, want vandaag beperkte een lichte mist (of waarschijnlijker, smog) het uitzicht enigszins. Je kunt er normaal gesproken ook een wandeling naar het strand maken, maar die was tijdelijk afgesloten, en een vuurtoren bezoeken voor het beste uitzicht, maar ook die was deels dicht. Dan zijn er soms ook vele walvissen te bewonderen die hier vlak voor de kust langs migreren, maar uiteraard zijn wij er niet in het juiste seizoen. Van daaruit hadden ... read more