This past weekend we had a mini road trip adventure down to San Diego.  It’s only a few hours South of Los Angeles, but as anyone in Southern Cali knows, a few hours of traffic on the 5 lanes of traffic in each direction freeway is enough to make anyone yearn for a wide open country road that doesn’t even have the median line painted on it…

It was a great oppourtunity for us, my best friend Megan came in from her most recent travel assignment in Texas (She’s got an amazing job as a traveling Occupational Therapist) and we made the drive down with a few other friends to make a day of it.  Mostly everyone had met before, on more than one occasion so it was very laid back and relaxing.

We headed to the San Diego Zoo and right then and there I was really happy to be surrounded by all these amazing creatures that reside there.  It takes you back to being a kid and seeing an exotic animal for the first time.  They seem magical, fictitious and splendorous all at once.  Being that the San Diego Zoo is one of the most prestigious in the country, we really had a lot to see and take in.  After about 4 hours of hiking through “Africa” to the “Polar Caps”, we’d seen everything from the Polar Bears to my new favorite discovery the Secretary Bird!

Of all the things that we could have done while on a day trip to San Diego, I’m so glad that we went to the Zoo.  It was a great way to kind of go at our own pace, hang out and also enjoy these amazing animals in all of their glory….I think that if I could do anything, I’d magically have a Veterinarian’s degree and work with animals because seeing so many of these beautiful species that are so close to extinction just makes you want to do something about it…so I urge you to go to your local Zoo, reconnect to your childhood adventure and learn something new!