San Diego chapter - the last page!

OK, so where was I?  Oh, right, here are a few pics from our wonderful Saturday at the zoo:

The flamingoes are so pink!

He seemed a bit curious about us!

The little meerkats are the cutest!

Not four feet from this pacing leopard - a bit unnerving.

Lots of koalas here and they're adorable.

Big!

Did you know? - Zebras are not white with black stripes,
but black with white stripes!  

Then on Sunday, we went again to Cabrillo National Monument to check out the activities of Whale Watching & Tidepool Festival weekend.  A guided exploration of life in the intertidal zones was scheduled for low tide, and we wanted to get in on that.  We had a great time, felt like kids!, exploring the tidepools - fascinating creatures and interesting plant life to observe and, as you can see, very well attended!

Intertidal zone was the place to be!

Some pretty orange kelpy mass!

(not really sure what this was about!)

Harold was taken by these little hermit crabs!

Go here if you can!  The museum displays and programs are fabulous!

Monday came and the RV part we were waiting for didn’t, so we found ourselves with one more day to enjoy.  We took this opportunity to pay another visit to Jean Leighton and Kim.  We were so happy to see that Jean is doing amazingly well following her bout with pneumonia.  We had a great time talking and laughing, sipping a little white wine (with ice!) and recalling old memories.  I remember abalone!  Once plentiful, they’re pretty rare there now!  Jean gave me a beautiful polished shell – I’ll treasure it always.

With Kim on the porch!  As a kid, I thought Jean served us way too much abalone!!
 Now all those shells (see them hanging on the post there?)
bring back happy childhood memories.   

Delightful afternoon - whiling away the hours with Jean!

Then it was Tuesday, the RV was finally really ready, and we said good-bye to San Diego.

It felt so great to be on the road again!  We took a gorgeous route – Scenic Highway 94 out of San Diego. Stopped in tiny Jamul for produce and paletas (Mexican fruit popsicles), then wound our way east on the "blue highway" through dots on the map (Dulzura, Portrero, Campo), skirting the border of Baja California.  We wound our way through beautiful desert country with some really gigantic, stunning rock formations.  The road was great and it was fun in the RV, but we couldn't help thinking how much fun those “twisties” would be on scooters! 

Blurry - but you get the idea!

Sun going down as we rambled along - pretty!

Back in the driver's seat and burning miles.  Can't you just hear him . . .
"On the road again . . . . ."

We experienced a minor (mis)adventure trying to find a recreation-boondocking spot south of El Centro.  Eventually decided that even though it was on the map, it does not exist in real life!  Gave up on that and made a b-line for Yuma, arriving in the Wal-Mart lot well after dark!  Tomorrow - - - Why, AZ!