Wow it's been a long crazy few weeks. We had a blast during Spring Break and saw a lot of beautiful country. We hit Yosemitie National park for the first day and then stayed the night in the park at the Awahee Hotel. The hotel is very, very, old and yes I swear that dang thing was haunted. We were planning on staying two nights but hightailed it out of there at 8:30 the next morning. We hit the Yosemitie museum and then headed off to San Fransisco.
We got into San Fransisco around 6:00 Sunday night found a hotel at Fisherman's Wharf, some food and then crashed. The next day was packed full of sight seeing. First thing was a cruise around the harbor to see the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, and Angel Island which Aleksia was learning about in school so that was pretty neat for her. After the cruise we hit the aquarium and then hitched a ride on the cable cars, where we finally found our way to the Old Trolly's and headed to China town. After eating lunch and walking around China Town we headed back to Fisherman's Wharf for some shopping and a rest. That night we went out to eat and ran into a street performer. He was hilarious and Aleksia was laughing so hard her stomach hurt and she had tears in her eyes.
Tuesday we were back on the road headed to Sana Barbara.
After 7hrs in the car we figured out that Sana Barbara was still a good 5hrs away and decided to stay at Pismo Beach. Here we found an amazing hotel that was like a little apt. and was an amazing deal so we decided to stay two nights. All we did was hang out at the beach, played in the pool, and hit a few surf shops, oh and about 5 loads of laundry.
Thursday we headed down to San Diego where we were meeting Mary and Ferrel (John's parents)for our final stop. We didn't have the condo until Friday, so we stayed at a brand new Hampton Inn to check it out for Mary. It was really neat but in the middle of nothing so we rented a movie, got some dinner and went to bed. Friday we headed to our favorite place, Sea World, where we loved watching Brax enjoy the water exhibits. He really loves the bright fishes and the light patterns on the water.
After Sea World we headed to the condo where we enjoyed the pool, did some more laundry, ate Double Happiness and caught up on some sleep. Mary and Ferrel got there late that night just in time for goodnight hugs and kisses for the kids.
Saturday we went to our traditional restaurant, Anthony's, and then headed over to the San Diego Museum to see the Body Works Exhibit. Body works is where they plasticize real body parts and bodies and then slice them open in all weird angels so you can see all the different parts of the body. It was very interesting and I lasted about 3/4 the way through then had to get some fresh air. John was second to fall and everyone else really enjoyed it, including Aleksia who pretended they were just plastic. She told me that next time we go I should try it. I reassured her that there would not really be a next time for me.
On Sunday we headed over to Coronado Island to walk around the beach and the Old Coronado Hotel. We ate lunch at the restaurant in the hotel and enjoyed a lovely view of the beach. The weather was very uncooperative however, so we stayed inside the hotel and learned all about the ghost that haunts it. That night Mike and Sheri came, okay it was officially Monday since it was 3am when they finally got there. We were planning on leaving Monday to get the kids back to school but the weather was so amazing we just had to stay. So we headed up to Old Town to enjoy the shops and dinner. We enjoyed a hectic dinner of wonderful Mexican food but after 3 spilled drinks, by the adults, we decided to head back to the condo hit the pool.
On Tuesday we loaded back up and headed home. It was great to finally be home and not have to lug suitcases around anymore.
Thanks to John, who had to do everything because I still couldn't lift anything we had an amazing time and really enjoyed one an others company. It's really amazing how well you think you know your kids but spend hours upon hours in the car and you REALLY get to know everything about them and everyone they know.
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China Town
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