My dad actually had a conference in San Diego, so my mom and my little sisters tagged along, thanks to the aforementioned award tickets and Rapid Rewards Companion Pass. To make it worthwhile for my sisters, my parents decided to turn it into a PAC-10 (Yes I know it’s the PAC-12 now, but it just sounds weird) college run. As one of my friends says, “Typical FOB life.”

Anyways, as there are no PAC-10 schools in San Diego, I was called upon to drive them up to Los Angeles, so they could visit UCLA. My dad can barely make it from their house to the mall, which is 10 miles away, without falling asleep. My mom…well…she’s a typical case of DWA. There’s always some truth to stereotypes…

But again, I didn’t mind as I like So Cal and I really don’t mind driving, until of course I hit traffic. More on that later. Besides, we could see my cousin in LA, who just got married. Not a terrible weekend with the fam, if you ask me.

Again, to avoid boring y’all with family pics, here are some shots of Southern California.


Downtown San Diego


San Diego Harbor


PetCo Park


Free Willy


Free Willy 2




Elephunk


Deer-esque Creature


Panda


Beach

As I was only with them one day in San Diego, I can’t claim credit for the above pictures. But I did go a sunset harbor cruise with them that night and I was able to take a few shots. I apologize in advance for the blurriness due to the lack of light.


Well, I sure hope have ton of that if you have that boat.”


Escort carrier




Unidentified nuclear powered carrier. This is probably the closest I’ll get to one without being hauled away in cuffs.