Day 3 – Palm Springs to San Diego

Today was a day of mostly driving as we traveled from hot and sunny Palm Springs to cool and sunny San Diego. We left the hotel around 8:00AM and stopped at an IHOP for breakfast. I had a Belgian waffle and mom had strawberries and banana French toast. After breakfast it was time to get on the road. On the way out of Palm Springs we stopped at the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument visitor center before heading up the windy twisty road out of the valley.

The drive was uneventful and since it was only going to take about 3 hours to get to San Diego, I added a stop at the Cabrillo National Monument on Point Loma before heading to the hotel. It was still hazy when we arrived around noon so, you couldn’t get a nice clear view of San Diego from the point. We walked the light house loop trail, sadly the light house is being repaired so you couldn’t go up to the top. From there we got into the car and drove down to the tide pool viewing area. However the tide was in, so we didn’t see the tide pools but walked along the cliff path leading to them, and watch the flock of pelicans practice flying in formation. From there it was over to the hotel.

We are staying along the waterfront downtown. After checking in and getting settled we went and grabbed dinner at Harumama Noodles + Buns. I wanted to go there because their bao buns are made into animal shapes. The buns were really good. I introduced mom to Katsu chicken, she liked it.

Tomorrow we will be going to the zoo, and Balbo Park.

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