update: end of day 11

Day 11 marked my last day of the trip. We spent the first part of the afternoon at the zoo. The San Diego Zoo, in my opinion, puts the zoo in D.C. to shame. They had everything, including polar bears, panda bears, pigs, deer, eagles, snakes, flamingos, and koalas. That's not even half of it. It was amazing! The second part of the day we spent at Pacific Beach. I can't speak for other west coast beaches, but this one had such a different feel than ones on the east coast. The average age seemed to be somewhere in the late 20's to early 30's and a large percentage of them were surfing. That sure beats the "family" beaches with no waves that I'm more familiar with over here.

After the beach, we headed home so I could pack up for my 10:50 pm direct flight back to Dulles. I have two words. Jet Blue. The flight crew was nice, the leather seats were super comfy, there was a ton of leg room, they served more snacks on this red eye than any other flight I have been on, and the 40 some DirecTV channels in the headrest of the seat in front of me, made for a very easy flight. For those of you that really know me, know that I have a hard time sitting still and a 5 hour flight by myself just might be a problem.

Overall the trip was great. I would do it again in a heartbeat!!

It's kind of weird, yet exciting, that a trip which endend in San Diego for me, is the beginning of an all new experience for Caleb and his career. Good Luck, Caleb. You'll be missed here on the east coast, but we all know you'll do a great job and make a huge impact wherever you go.