My wife and I have a travel agreement in place – wherever we travel in a calendar year, she can pick one (and only one) zoo to visit.   It’s not that I don’t like zoos, but usually the idea of dedicating a day to wander around looking at animals isn’t normally on the top of my list.   I love animals, but for me, once I’ve seen a giraffe, I don’t really need to see more giraffes for a while.

On our trip to San Diego, the rule about zoos went out the window.  It’s arguably the finest zoo in the world, and I was just as excited as my wife to visit.  We planned to make a full day of it, so we arrived just as the zoo was opening.  My wife had mapped out all of the stops she wanted to make during the day, and her itinerary had  us taking the aerial cable car to the far end of the zoo to start our exploring.   Not only was it a smart logistical decision, but it gave a great view of the zoo and also of the city of San Diego to the south.

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