Spent over two hours with Adhama, the hippo calf, before meeting up with the Holdens for lunch.
Category: San Diego
Feb 12 2011
Centennial Of Naval Aviation
Spent the day at Coronado with Rodrigo watching the “Parade of Flight” as part of San Diego’s celebration of one hundred years of naval aviation.
Feb 10 2011
Zoolandering Again
Went to the San Diego Zoo today for my seventh visit of the year so far. This time with Sylvia, Mary and her daughter Diana. We made sure to stop by the hippo calf so Sylvia could finally see it in person. We ate lunch at the Flamingo Café before heading out in the early …
Feb 04 2011
Zoo With Heather
Spent the morning at the San Diego Zoo with Heather. Had lunch at Sydney’s Grill.
Feb 01 2011
Hippo Replacement
For my milestone 500th blog post, I took my mom to see the baby hippo, now six days old, at the San Diego Zoo. Got extremely lucky that Funani, the mother, decided to move out of the water and onto the dirt. That gave everyone who waited a chance to clearly see the calf.
Jan 29 2011
Handled Some Viennese’s Ball
For the second year in a row I captained the kitchen duty at the San Diego Vintage Dance Society‘s Viennese Nights Grand Ball in Balboa Park. Started out a bit nightmarish but steadily got better throughout the evening. Who knew that upper-crusters could be so ravenous?
Jan 29 2011
Walking Dogs And Then Chicken
Had a great walk with Rodrigo, Sylvia, Stitch and Lilo at Fiesta Island on yet another beautiful San Diego day. Then went to Chick-fil-A by the Sports Arena for a very tasty lunch. Only downside was that “Disney on Ice” let out just as we were finishing our meal.
Jan 27 2011
Baby Hippo, Not Even A Day Old
Went straight to the San Diego Zoo as soon as it opened this morning to see the Hippo calf that was born yesterday morning. Met with Mary and Diana and had lunch there as well.
Jan 26 2011
Old Town Lunch With Harriet
Met Harriet for lunch at the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Restaurant in Old Town San Diego. Had the Blackened Mahi Fish Tacos.
Jan 26 2011
An Alligator At SeaWorld
Went for a walk inside SeaWorld with my mom and got to hold a five year-old American Alligator named Simon. Also got to pet his friend Garfunkel.
Jan 21 2011
New Groupon Deal I Can Actually Use
Purchased today’s Groupon deal for a guided tour of the locally-famous Marston House and Gardens.
Jan 20 2011
Alone At The Zoo
Had a wonderful day by myself at the San Diego Zoo before having a secret meeting there with a new friend.
Jan 16 2011
J Street Marina
Walked and talked with the Tapias down at the J Street Marina in Chula Vista on a perfect San Diego afternoon.
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