socal342The San Diego Zoo is excellent and they also have a second location inland called the Safari Park (formerly known as the Wild Animal Park).  We went there today to take in the animals.  It is mostly a regular zoo, but also has a tram ride that takes you out into larger areas of animal habitats.  They do animal breeding here as part of their conservation mission.  I took lots of animal photos.

Safari Park took most of the day.  We tried to visit the nearby San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park, but it is only open on the weekends.  Having never heard of this battle, we learned later that it was during the Mexican-American War in 1846. 

Dinner in Little Italy was excellent tonight as we dined at Buon Appetito.  It was nice being able to walk not too far for excellent food.

Photos from Safari Park:

http://sanjoseabrams.com/photos/SoCalJuly2012/Day%207%20-%20Safari%20Park/index.html