A little time to blog now. Oliver and I are hanging out in our hotel in Encinitas (a pretty coastal town) while Karen and Natalie are exploring the nearby Quail Botanical Gardens. Earlier we explored the Museum of Making Music and then had lunch with Pam at her workplace, Biogen IDEC. Oliver has been craving "homeschooling" for a few days now, so we are giving him some downtime.
We spent the day a the Wild Animal Park yesterday. It was unlike any zoo we had ever been to. The scenery was incredible. At almost any point you could look down upon a vista of herds of giraffe, gazelle, rhinos, etc. intermingling on a savanna surrounded by the rocky tumbleweed mountains of Southern California. Unfortunately, my camera had not recharged properly so we have almost no pictures to share.
Tonight we plan to enjoy the beach. Tomorrow will be a day dedicated to Legoland in nearby Carlsbad. Day after tomorrow we return to San Diego to live in Pam & Craig's apartment for a week while they honeymoon in New Zealand.
Incidentally, we are all doing fine. Just the normal wear and tear after being on the road for a week. I think, like our youngest, we all look forward to a little more routine in our lives. Still, it's a great environment with a lot of unique things to experience. It is a little drier than what we are used to, but one can hardly complain about the climate here.
