The excitement of being in a new airport is a feeling so un-describable. I landed in San Diego a full day after I had planned, and it wasn't till I walked towards the airport exit that I realized how excited I was for my vacation. That evening passed in a blur of driving to my cousin's house, getting to know my cousin's two daughters, and talking.
It's been over a week since I've returned home, but there are quite a few great memories that have been lingering in my mind, causing me to wish to return to the west coast.
The day after I arrived, we went to a beautiful cove along the coast, and went snorkeling. I can't say I've ever experienced anything quite like that. Seeing documentaries about ocean life, and visiting aquariums simply cannot match up to the sights you can see as you lay face down in the middle of a sea of fish, seals, kelp and sea grass. Once two seals swam so close to us that I could've touched them. Although that was super cool, I nearly panicked at the idea of one of them touching me. I wish I had pictures of the snorkeling, but unfortunately I do not have a waterproof camera!
One thing about San Diego is that it has a lot of frozen yogurt shops! In Lancaster, I only know of one, but in San Diego we went to three different places, and there were so many others. One afternoon I took my two second cousins to a frozen yogurt place, then we walked next door to the bookstore. For the next hour we sat on the floor and read comic books. Oh, I'm so happy for all the little things that make my heart smile!
Like mochi on coconut frozen yogurt...
...and delightful people to eat it with...
...for Calvin & Hobbes, and people who are fully from the race of Joseph!
~apparently a must-have in San Diego - fish tacos!
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A picture says a thousand words, and since I have a fair amount of pictures that show the beauty and happiness of my little vacation, I believe I'll do the remaining part of this post in pictures with captions.
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~ mancala ~
~ sunsets at the beach ~
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~ art galleries and gardens at Balboa Park ~
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~ boogie boarding and more sunset-watching at the beach ~
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~ breakfast with English muffins, and tree climbing at the park ~
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~ ingenious ponytail holes ~
~ delicious, homemade Korean food ~
~ and the ride home ~
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