Sunsets in San Diego

Thanksgiving found us in San Diego to hang-out with Caitlin’s family and explore an area that I have not been to before. This is unlike most of our adventures and kept it pretty simple with the main sites being the San Diego Zoo and Mission Beach.

After spending a few days doing Thanksgiving we headed to the amazing San Diego Zoo which was quite awesome.

We also saw a black and white stripes, a lady walking a cheetah, meat-eaters, hippos,  caged beasts, and bamboo eaters.

Towards the very end of the day we ended-up at the Gorilla’s where the male silverback was in full display and a large crowd had gathered. I thought this was a pretty sweet capture as he put his back against the glass wall.

Saturday afternoon Caitlin and I made our way out to Mission Beach via public transportation (easy and cheap). While it was hot downtown the sea breeze was actually a bit chilly.

Then the sunset started to happen: From the first photo I took to the last one it lasted about an hour and fifteen minutes which made for an amazing sight as we strolled down the beach:

Pelican diving for dinner at Mission Beach during sunset:

It was fun place to check out and we stayed downtown for real cheap which allowed for us to try out some delicious drinks and listen to jazz at the speakeasy Prohibition and also try out the unique decor of Vin de Syrah.

The final bits of light over Mission Beach with the moon just starting to show itself:

Flying over the mountains (and the Grand Canyon!) during sunset is awesome!

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