Anniversary Weekend in San Diego

Nic and I spent Memorial Day weekend in San Diego. I've been down there tons of times before, but I've never really done all the touristy things and Nic was dying to go to the zoo, so it seemed like the perfect place to spend our holiday weekend. We drove down on Saturday morning, checked into our hotel and went straight to Seaport. We walked along the water, then stopped in for lunch at the Fish Market. We had a fantastic table right on the water and the food was really good. Then we checked out the USS Midway and strolled along the waterfront enjoying the gorgeous weather.

That afternoon, we went to Point Loma to check out the Lighthouse, Cabrillo National Monument and stunning coastline. It reminded me a lot of the Great Ocean Road coastline in Australia (minus the 12 apostles). From there we went to Mission Beach, which had a really fun atmosphere. From there we went to Ocean Beach, which was rather artsy and quite interesing. The sun was just starting to set once we got to the beach and it was quite beautiful. We walked back up the street and drove over to sunset cliffs, which we heard was the best sunset viewing. It was spectacular!!

That night we went to a Mexican restaurant near our hotel then walked around the Gaslamp Quarter. It was a very fun and jam-packed day!

On Sunday, we went to the zoo. It was so much fun! My favorite exhibit was the gorillas, they were so entertaining and interacted with us, which I just loved! I could have been there all day, but it is a huge zoo with tons to see. Another one of our favorites was seeing a momma hippo with her baby. SHe was giving him lessons like pushing him around under water and helping him up for air. I have never seen a hippo do anything besides stand around so I was super excited about this. We also got to see soo many other animals and Nic got some incredible pictures. We had such a fantastic time! After the zoo, we went to Balboa Park for a little bit and just walked around taking in all the beautiful architecture and rose garden.

That night we met Aunt Susannah, Will and Sam for dinner. We went to this place called Pizza Nova right on the water. It the food was really good and it was fun to spend some time the the Hick family. After dinner Nic and I went to Little Italy. We walked along the street and got some gelato. It was delicious and definitely one of my favorite areas.

On Monday, Nic and I went to brunch at the Mission. I got the hugest french toast ever and Nic's pancakes were huge too! After breakfast we drove over to Old Town San Diego. We walked around and checked out all the old fashioned shops. Then we drove along the coast past all the beaches including Pacific beach. We checked out La Jolla, which seems to be a popular Memorial Day beach spot because it was packed!! Our last stop was the Torrey Pines Golf Course for Nic. We definitely fit a lot into the weekend and had such a great time! I can't wait for our next Minication.