by eandl | Mar 9, 2008 | Travel
Due to some confusion about when exactly the tide went out, we were unable to take full advantage of the famous tide pools near the Cabrillo National Monument. As it turned out, both low tides were just before the park opened and just before the park closed for the...
by eandl | Mar 8, 2008 | Travel
Personally? I thought this place was a ripoff. It’s not that they weren’t lovely views of the Pacific, but an $8 day use fee for a few short hiking trails? We were wondering why so many people were walking up the steep road to the trails until we spotted...
by eandl | Mar 7, 2008 | Travel
Both Eric and I had mixed feeling about taking a whale watching cruise, but the time was right for the northern migration of the California gray whales back up to the Bering Sea along the coast of California, so we gave it a go. I bought some dramamine from the...
by eandl | Mar 6, 2008 | Travel
I can’t even begin to explain how terrible the weather was while we were there… even when surrounding areas were clear, Julian was stuck in a freezing rain cloud (city is up around 4000 feet). All night was spent listening to the constant rain as our room...
by eandl | Mar 5, 2008 | Travel
Our ridiculously cheap rental car took us out to the desert for the first night of our San Diego trip. ($48 including taxes for five days, the guy even commented that this was why his salary is what it is! Whoops.) There are shorter ways to get to Julian, CA (our room...