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While in SoCal, we spent a lot of time at the beach... the home we stayed in for our house-swap was just a mile from the ocean. The water was much warmer than off the Oregon Coast, though we were still happy we packed wetsuits. Oceanside and Carlsbad both had great surf for boogie boarding. Click here to see photos.
(We're not done posting trip photos yet - 2 more days to go - but this is where our camera broke, and we had to switch to iphones.)
Click here to see a photo album from our day in La Jolla. We started with some sea-kayaking (video of that coming soon), then visited one of La Jolla's 7 caves, checked out the resident wild-life, and drove up to Mt. Soledad. Along with Torrey Pines, La Jolla Shores was among the most scenic spots we visited on our trip.
We spent a day of our vacation exploring downtown San Diego - Balboa Park, the Embaradero, and the Gas Lamp District. A portion of our tour of the city was accomplished by Segway, thanks to Another Side Tours. Pat and Drew rode Segways on Solomon's Island a few years ago, but for the rest of us it was a new way to travel. Click here for photos.
Click here to see photos from our amazing day at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido.
We took a safari ride through the park which included the opportunity to feed giraffes and get up-close with lots of animals.. so much so that many of the photos in this album were taken without the help of our telephoto lens. The Safari Park definitely ranked among everyone's top activities of our vacation!
We're just back from 10 days in Southern California - via home-exchange - to kick off summer vacation. We swapped with a family in Oceanside, CA, in North San Diego County. It was a lovely home and a great home-base for exploring the area. Click here to see photos from the first few days of our trip. Lots more are on the way!
Today was the 100th anniversary of Portland's Rose Parade. Click here to see photos. It's a busy weekend on the waterfront with a fair, fleet week, dragon boat racing and more.
Yesterday was mock trial day for Judge Jake, attorney for the plaintiff, Emily, and their block class in the case of Lee Cavanaugh v. Cup of Joe, Inc. Drew also served as judge when he was in 7th grade and doing mock trial.
Pat was able to get a courtroom at the Federal Courthouse for the occasion. Click here to see photos of the kids in action, and here to learn more about Oregon's Classroom Law Project.
A group of 6th graders served as the jury at trial, but Emily also had a jury at home on which to practice her closing argument. School wraps up for the summer on June 13th... just 3 more days!
