The morning fog was still hanging around until the sun got hot enough, around noon, to burn it off. We set off to explore downtown San Diego and were happy to see the sun join us. Our first stop was to visit the Historic Downtown area. This place was where the first settlers started the city. Many of the buildings are restored structures that still have the smells and looks of many years ago.
After walking around and taking in the ancient sites we decided to head over to the world famous San Diego Zoo.
The zoo is huge and looking at the map we had to sit down and plan a route so that we didn't walk around in circles and retracing our steps. There is an Air Tram that connects the two ends of the zoo together and gives you a nice birds eye view of the park.
During the summer hours the zoo stays open until nine and it gives you an opportunity to see the nocturnal animals wake up and forage for food.
We spent some time watching the big apes and orangutans as they were very close to the glass and were just as intrigued by us as we were of them.
As we are sitting here this evening watching the news we are surprised to hear that an earthquake hit LA today around noon. It was a 5.4 size shiver. We didn't feel a thing. Too bad.
As night fell the temperature also started to dip down. By the time we go to bed the air will be cool enough to sleep with the windows open. The one thing you've always heard about San Diego is true. The weather here is great.
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