Our time in Logan is up and we are moving back to the Midwest (I will actually be returning to Logan briefly to finish moving out of the apartment and driving our stuff across the country with the help of my parents, but Susan is going straight to Cincy from the current vacation). Our last couple days in the valley were emotional as we have grown attached to our Utah lifestyle, but there is plenty that we are looking forward to back in Ohio as well. However, before jumping into the Ohio lifestyle we thought a vacation was needed. For this reason, we are spending some time in sunny San Diego along with my parents.
Last photo together before our departure from Utah
The first couple days of the vacation was all about Susan and me. My parents arrival was not until Friday night and Susan and I wanted some time for a (very) brief Babymoon and early celebration of our 5th wedding anniversary (we will be apart on the actual anniversary date
), so we left Logan on Thursday morning and arrived in San Diego around lunch.
After getting our bags and rental car, lunch was in order so we headed in the direction of the hotel and scoped out our options. Not far past our Residence Inn a burger joint called
Bunz caught our attention. It is actually a part of the Days Inn in Mission Valley, but was a surprisingly nice lunch spot with awesome garlic fries. There were also some tempting milkshakes and a beer float on the menu, but we behaved and avoided them (for now). Leaving the restaurant we checked in at the hotel and I received my rental bike for the week from
Stay Classy Bike Rentals. Tired from travel, Susan caught a post lunch nap and I went for a run up to the Hillside neighborhood where I promptly got lost and then found again with some additional unplanned backtracking.
In the late afternoon Susan and I ventured west to the coast at
Sunset Cliffs Natural Park to take in the ocean views and watch some surfers during some hillside walking. Then we returned to the hotel and prepared for a romantic dinner at
Kous Kous, a small Moroccan restaurant in Hillside. At our delicious and leisurely dinner we lounged on a loveseat and enjoyed the Moroccan Feast which was excellent. The rest of the night was mostly just relaxing after a long day.
A couple pictures at Sunset Cliff
Mmm. Braised Carrots.
Our Moroccan Feast
Friday morning we slept in until almost 8:00 (very late). We grabbed breakfast at the hotel and made our way out for the main activity of the day, a trip to
SeaWorld. We arrived just after opening so got good parking and were able to take in a couple regular exhibits before many of the shows began. By 11:00 though, we were into the show cycle and caught the One World (Shamu) show, the Blue Horizons (dolphin) show, and the Sea Lions Live show while seeing as much as we could in the downtime between. By 2:00, we had our fill of SeaWorld and left as the crowds were peaking. See our SeaWorld photo highlights below.
In search of a treat, we left Mission Bay and drove to the beaches. We cruised north through Mission, Pacific, and Ocean beaches before stopping for frozen yogurt in La Jolla. After the yogurt snack, we meandered our way up to
Mt. Soledad where we took in as much view as the fog would provide.
With our busy morning, we were running out of steam by mid afternoon so returned to the hotel where Susan napped and I did some exploring (aka getting lost again) on my rental bike.
As evening came, we awaited the arrival of my parents who were flying in around dinner time. To welcome them, we grabbed takeout Indian from
Taste of the Himalayas just before picking them up. The rest of the evening would be spent relaxing at the hotel to allow them to adjust to the cross-country time changes.
And we leave you with sea lions dancing to Gangnam Style. You're welcome.
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