Day Hike

A few weeks ago we took a lovely hike on the Vulcan Mountain Preserve near Julian. Jane had done a couple small hikes while in Mariposa last spring and I was anxious to see how she would do on more substantial hike. I thought I had timed it so she would sleep on the ride up there, but she didn't so she was good and tired when we arrived and crashed as soon we started up the hill...so I got a good workout! Even though I was carrying 30 extra pounds, it was great to be in the mountains and hiking for an afternoon.

Jane woke up right as we got back to the car. Fortunately there was an apple tree next to the car so we had some fun showing Jane how apples grow and then poaching a few.

Tecate

We got Jane a passport for our trip to Washington because we had hope to take a side trip into Canada...unfortunately, my passport renewal didn't come in time for that trip. But by September we all had our passports and we decided that it was high time Jane traveled internationally...at least for the afternoon. So off to Tecate we went. Chris and I love Tecate, it's always been a special place for us. Even though we have traveled all over Mexico, Tecate remains one of our favorite towns in Mexico. There is nothing better than sitting in the shaded plaza with a taco and a locally brewed Tecate (the Tecate brewery is right in the middle of town and the malt and grains being brewed smell delicious). It is the my favorite day trip from San Diego and we were really excited to take Jane to our favorite restaurant (La Placita), let her play in the plaza, and have her experience the strolling mariachis.