We were all tired after Disneyland but we only had one more day together and we really wanted to go to the San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park so we loaded up cars, van and truck and headed up to Escondido! Another of my favorites as expect it's the closest I'll ever get to seeing these animals in the wilds of Africa or Asia. It was HOT, but after all we were traveling to Africa, thank goodness for all the misters. As Kolby said "Aahh." The boys played in the children's splash zone and got so wet. Brayden loved it but Kolby is a water baby and just wanted to stay and stay! Next time Beth's going to strip him down to his diaper! (That's why he has on two sets of clothes in the photos--he got a complete set!) As we walked away he turned around to go back, then dried when Aunt Tanya picked him up. The train ride through the part is always a high spot and now they have a "lift," a platform with elevators. The view from up there is amazing, but not having to walk back up the mountain is pretty amazing too! Steve and Candice joined us at lunch time with Nora. We all faded fast in the heat! So many good memories.
After the park closed, we headed for dinner. Some of us had BBQ and some Mexican but then we met at La Jolla Shores beach. I had one of the rare snafus with GPS so we were a little lost (I feel lost every day so what else is new?) Once we were there we watched an amazing thing-a Red Tide. It's really not red but turquoise! A brief flash of blue as the waves break--so cool. It's really cold at the beach after dark but we waded any way and walked along the tide line. The boys had built a hill and Brayden had been making sand angels. Kolby was chasing waves, I think he wanted to get wetter? Need I tell you they were crusted with sand? Nora just takes everything in and smiles.
We were all very tired when we packed up and went back.
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