Summer Break

We escaped for a little while, from the Tucson heat. From the furnace that is the long long summer here.
We go to the ocean - the Pacific. And bask in the ocean breezes, the endless crash of the waves, the salty air.

We visit the sea lions, and watch the dophins feed in the ocean, just off-shore.
Glorious. Can't wait to go back.

ParaSailing!

My kids went para-sailing while we were in San Diego. My younger son has ALWAYS wanted to do this. My older son only decided at the last minute to do it as well.

We went out with them for the boat ride, which was a blast all by itself. (I was too chicken to go up in the sky...)

So - the son that didn't want to go had the time of his life; the son that has been bugging me for 3 years was scared to death.

Really Fun!

117 degrees in El Centro, California

We went to the beach over the weekend. The nearest beach in the US (there is a closer one in Mexico, but you now need a passport, and I don't feel very safe in Mexico these days) is in San Diego. Tucson to San Diego is about a 6 hour drive, through some of the most desolate country you will ever see.

There are the Imperial Sand Dunes and the Mexico border fence, which goes on and on for hundreds of miles. The Imperial Valley is between Yuma, Arizona and El Centro, California. Which is below sea level. I'm not sure how many millions of years ago - but this land was under the sea.

We stopped for lunch in El Centro. It was 117 degrees.

Last year coming back from San Diego we saw a haboob - which is a giant dust storm. No Haboob's this time....

Thank Goodness.

Of course, you are rewarded with the glorious beach and Pacific Ocean!

The weekend went way too quickly, of course.

Yearning for the ocean...

It's not wordless Wednesday anymore, but I'm pretending it is cause I didn't get to this earlier in the week. I'm yearning for more of the ocean....

Here's some more pics of our trip to San Diego.

Pacific Ocean!

We got away for a few days this past weekend. We haven't been anywhere in over a year, and we needed to get away. My friend Cathy watched my animals for me (it's hard to get away when you have 10 animals), and did such a wonderful job.

So where did we get away to?? San Diego! The Pacific Ocean! Sea World! Here's some pics for you....

Seagull at sunset.

Shamu at Sea World says hello!

My younger son on the rocks at La Jolla. You cannot even imagine how breathtaking.

OK, I have loads of laundry, and worked at my day job like a crazy person today, and have knitting and a custom fabric doll to make.

Have a great evening!!