December 22nd and 23: Christmas Sushi and a day at the WAP

Best sushi in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarters!

Sweet tuna, spider roll, uni. Delishious.

Downtown San Diego used to be a snooze. Now it is just hopping with restaurants and places to go and be seen.

Lots has changed since we left San Diego in 1998.

Bernie had to go to a convention in SD a couple of months ago and was astonished at the night life.
He wanted to show me the new SD. It was pretty amazing.

Saturday Bernie headed out for a golf date with friend Brad Stewart and Brad's son and son-in-law.

Chris Stewart, daughter Jessica, grandson John and VERY pregnant daughter-in-law Heidi and I got together for breakfast and a trip to the Wild Animal Park, AKA "The WAP".

I visited the WAP the first day it was open back in the early 1970's.

It has come along nicely since then.

I didn't take pictures of friends as I should have. The animals...well, I used to work at the San Diego Zoo.

Animals are great, but really, haven't we all seen a tiger by now????
The birds interested me.
Especially this mobscene.

The ducks don't have to stay.

I wish blogger would allow the film clip to play. Rush hour traffic has nothing on these goofy ducks.

Heidi managed not to give birth until New Years Day.

Grandson John managed to feed the ducks bravely.

The young men managed to defeat the old men in golf.

And Chris has a lovely new kitchen in her home in Ramona.

Always a treat to eat at the Stewarts, but the time around the table feeds both the body and soul nicely.

Again...shoulda taken a picture!