Sigo Journeys-- Where to Next?

San Diego is too wonderful to keep to ourselves. We invited our friends Marc and Kristy (who is 7 months pregnant!) to join us.

Sat, 5/24- We headed straight to LaJolla, for brunch at Brockton Villas, one of our favorite spots. Then we went to the famed San Diego zoo. It was an amazing place. One of the most interesting animals was the okapi. The okapi has white-and-black striped hindquarters and front legs, and looks like it must be related to the zebra. But in fact, it is related to the giraffe. Scientists did not know of the animal until 1900.

The weather was perfect. We lounged at the pool and did some shopping...
For dinner, we headed to Donovan's Steakhouse. Donovan's has been named one of America's Top Prime Steakhouses, and recommended by a friend who is a local. It definitely was one of the largest and best steaks we have ever had!

Sun, 5/25
In keeping with our ballpark tours, our first one of the season is PetcoPark. We stayed in the GasLamp district, so it was an easy 1 mile walk to the park. The weather was perfect. PetcoPark is a beautiful ballpark, it was designed to create "neighborhoods" within the park. A great feature is the "park within a park". This area in the outfield features a small playing field and a grassy hill for fans to lounge on. Fans are permitted into the park area 2 1/2 hours before game time. There is also the incorporation of an old brick building, the Western Metal Supply Co. building, which has been restored and provides a nice back drop in left field. We left before the game was over; it turned out to be an 18 inning game! The Padres eventually won!

Torrey Pines is such an amazing, gorgeous place. It is one of the gems of San Diego.

Mon, 5/26
Breakfast at HashHouse a Go Go was an adventure! Everything is Fred Flinstone sized portions. E got the pancake-- which was humongous. I got the Indiana fried chicken and poached eggs. I washed it down with an orange champagne cocktail. Yummy!

We ended the morning by walking along the coast at Torrey Pines.