Disneyland

We started the morning at La Jolla Cove and could not believe how beautiful it was.  There were pelicans, sea birds nesting, sea lions, seals and seagulls all along the cove.  The sea lions and seals were sunning themselves on the rocks and two even found their way to the sand where we could take pictures within five feet of them.  It was almost overwhelming to see these awesome animals in their natural habitat.  As much as we enjoyed the San Diego Zoo yesterday, this stop may have been the highlight of trip to the San Diego area.

We spent about an hour at the cove before leaving for Anaheim.  It took us around an hour and a half to get to our hotel, Paradise Pier.  While we checked in, Doug returned the rental car as there was an Enterprise within a mile of our location.  Our room wasn't ready yet, but they gave us access to the lounge where we enjoyed lunch.  Once Doug got back we all walked over to Disneyland where Cam and Meg took a ride on Space Mountain.  While they were enjoying that, Doug and I did a walking tour of the park.  It was set up very similar to Disney World, so it didn't take long to understand the layout.

We spent the rest of the day enjoying all that Disneyland had to offer.  I was excited to finally ride Mr. Toad's Wild Ride as it was one of my earliest memories as a toddler.  Fantasyland was a lot of fun as it still had the original Snow White Ride that Disney World replaced years ago.  Meg and I also really liked Story Book Land, a canal ride through the fairy tales that Walt Disney made movies about.  We did ride on the traditional favorites from Disney World such as Small World, Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean and Jungle Cruise.  All were slightly varied from our trips to Florida, but just as fun.  We tried to make it until midnight, but after Fantastic we decided that we were wiped out and headed back at 11 p.m. happy with our first day at Disneyland.