Showing posts with label Zoo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Zoo. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

North of San Deigo, CA ~ Part 2

As far as zoos go, this is the place to be. It is the San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park.

It is the next best thing to a real African safari.

They even offer camping. We didn't do it, but I guess the animals really come out at night.
It's called the Roar and Snore.

They also offer all kinds of different tours through the "savannah" for close animal encounters.

However, we opted for the general admission. Being, that they had enough activities to keep our wild animal tame.

What do ya know, he even had a close encounter of his own...

Look who's lurking around town...

We took a nice walk through the park...

...until we came face to face with a giant snake...

Then, we stumbled into the most amazing garden...

Queen Califia's Magical Circle...

Lucky called this Eagle Throne his "beautiful tower"...

...and said he was "in charge of the snakes"...

What a little charmer.

We didn't want to leave. Ever.

But, there is more jolly fun to follow...

Luck, I am your father...

Woo-ee-oo, I look just like Buddy Holly...

...at the Bob the Builder 4-D movie...

Pirates and sharks, OH MY!

So many awesome lego sculptures, so many rides, so many lines, so little time...

One celebrity sighting. David Koechner and his son Sargent. Funny, funny man.


We had to come back the next day for the Legoland Aquarium...

but were able to save some time in the day for a little beach time fun...

...and some street food. California style...

Monday, April 6, 2009

San Diego & surrounding areas, CA ~ Part 1


~I been all around this great big world
~And I seen all kinds of girls
~Yeah, but I couldn't wait to get back in the states
~Back to the cutest girls in the world
~I wish they all could be California
~I wish they all could be California
~I wish they all could be California girls....

The Beach Boys were on to something...

Lucky's first taste of the Pacific and he is completely oblivious to the rest of the sun worshipers. A football game happens right over his head. No clue. Complete zen...

His excitement level quickly escalates through the roof. Strange cackling...

How do you become one with the sand?

Happy Birthday, Dad.

Whacky and wild boat houses, blocks from the sea...

Stay classy San Diego...

A statute of a famous Time-Life image next to the Navel Base...

A birthday dinner and a parrot show in the Gas Lamp District...

The next day was spent in Balboa Park...

chillin' and struttin' our stuff...

So many beautiful and exotic creatures...

...and some kind of gross and smelly...

Wild and free...

Lucky wanted a snake painted on his face before his visit to the snake habitat...

...but the girl sort of did a junky job and combined with sweat and pure exhaustion he just ended up looking like some crazed Rambo warrior...

A long day in the hot, bright sun. Totally worth every bit of it...