Amethyst's Shiny Pebbles

We're belatedly celebrating 17 years of marriage this year by taking a vacation that's Just Us - no family visiting, just doing things by ourselves.  We haven't had a vacation like that in over 3 years, and it was time.  We decided on San Diego - we arrived today, and plan to hit the zoo, the Safari Park, and we've got tickets for a whale watch Thursday.  We'll be here till Saturday.  Anyway, here's the story so far.

( San Diego, day 1 )