When we received orders to Alaska, and looked into a few of the different ways we could get there and different routes we could take from New Mexico, it didn't take long for us to decide on taking a scenic route up the west coast. The entire west coast, from one end to the other. To start that trip, we had to make our way to San Diego, the southern most point of West Coast USA, give or take 20 miles ;) Our first pit stop was Tucson, AZ for a night and onward we went onto San Diego. We did make a little stop right in between the two major cities in Yuma, AZ where we had In-N-Out (something we hadn't had access to in 3 years! :) and a little picnic at Stewart Vincent Wolfe Creative Playground, or "Castle Park". This park is one of the largest creative playgrounds in the country and was such a good pit stop for kids to get out a stretch for a little bit. We arrived in San Diego that night, excited to hang out for a few days. Where We StayedThis stop was the 2nd of two where military lodging gave us the best bang for our buck. We stayed at Naval Base Point Loma, which was a pretty central location as well as a scenic one, as our room was right across the street from the shipyard, which was really cool! This was actually the second time we had stayed there, having taken a trip to San Diego 6 years prior. What We DidOur first day was spent at the San Diego Zoo. Or rather, we planned to spend the day there, haha. It ended up only being a few hours, but with kids, you gotta be flexible ;) We definitely played tourist this visit and took full advantage of all the military discounts at the big attractions, so even if we didn't get our money's worth on this particular day, it was still something we crossed off our list. That evening we went to Children's Pool Beach. It was actually created to be a children's pool, but the Harbor Seals have since taken it over so it's a really fun place to visit. The girls had a blast seeing all the seals up close and we had a blast watching them get so excited! The next day, we met up with some friends at Sea World! Sea World Waves of Honor gives free admission to Active Duty Military and their dependents! With all there was to see and do here, it definitely made up for our short day at the zoo ;) The girls loved the dolphin show but I think my favorite was seeing the Orcas. Especially with that backdrop, it actually made me pretty excited to get to Alaska and see them out in the wild. Hopefully there will be a post on that at a later time, because that's definitely an item on our Alaska Bucket List! Where We AteAfter Children's Pool Beach, we stopped at The Kebab Shop in Little Italy for dinner. Holy smokes, if you like Greek food at all, this is the place to go. The Carved Chicken wrap was so good and the sides of saffron rice and hummus and fresh pita bread- insert drooling emoji- I really am going to go to bed dreaming of that tonight. After picking up dinner, we walked a few doors down to Extraordinary Desserts to grab a sweet treat. Honestly, just walking into this place was an experience just on it's own. The atmosphere most definitely lives up to it's name. With all the "extraordinary desserts" on display, I wanted to come back for breakfast...then brunch, then lunch...you get it ;) We settled for a giant chocolate chip cookie and an enormous rice krispy....which was split four ways, because....well....look how big it was!! Both were good, and satisfied our sweet tooth...though maybe some day we'll be able to go back with a more sophisticated palate, if you know what I mean ;)
After our day at Sea World, we left San Diego and spent the night at our friends' house to hang out with them a little more! Shout out to the Smith's for putting us up for the night! Their place also just so happened to get us a little closer to our next destination....DISNEYLAND! Follow us on instagram for more of our day-to-day adventures! Until next time, get out and enjoy where you live!
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