Working & Living Abroad

On Wednesday (until Friday) Ron had to go his client's office.  Fortunately the office is less than 5 minutes away; a welcome respite from the commute back home.

Owen and Julie had the days to themselves.  While Owen may be a tad small to enjoy the amenities at the hotel Julie had him out there partying on the splash pad regardless.  The arcades and other game rooms might be more fun for mom and dad but at least there's plenty to walkabout and see.

Grand Pacific Palisades is a family resort/timeshare gig; plenty of amenities for the kiddies.

After exhausting the hotel's entertainment they headed down to the Carlsbad Outlets. As previously mentioned the nice thing about shopping plazas or centers is that the stores are all like strip plazas back home, so there's plenty of enjoyable outdoor walking.  Of course the fact that this area of California has 360 days of sun and less than 10" of annual rain may help.

A lil snack at the outlets.

As Julie and Owen made a few trips to the outlets during the week Ron even met up us with us for lunch.  Being close definitely has its advantages that we don't get back home. And of course Daddy being back at the hotel in less than 5 minutes after he leaves the office is exciting for Owen.

Friday was one of the rare rainy days in SoCal so Julie and Owen planned to visit the Sea Life Aquarium at LegoLand since it's directly across the street.

I ain't afraid of no shark.

Owen continued his fascination for brightly coloured aquatic life since his first encounter at Harrods in London.

"Is that the fish from Deuce Bigalow?"

The aquarium wasn't huge as it doesn't try to compete with SeaWorld.  It was a perfect size for our visit and kept Owen entertained long enough until we were done and he decided to take a nap for our brief walk across the street.

Thank you Sea Life Aquarium!

Tomorrow is Saturday and the entire family is off to the world famous San Diego Zoo.