I am glad you enjoyed the reading. It sure was a wonderful trip. I am now trying to get all the pics offf my cell phone...sigh ...no memory card...and then I will get the whole thing put together. Will keep me busy for weeks ! c

I live in Orange County but go to San Diego a few times a year. How old is your daughter? Depending on the day and time of day, Knott's is a little over 2 hours drive from downtown San Diego. But it is a fun (and educational) park and even if she is very small, the regular rides outside of Camp Snoopy will work. There are only a handful of fast roller coasters there. All you have to do is blink and you will find great Mexican food. They are all over. Old Towne is a good place to visit. I am not sure about Indian in SD. The water will be too cold to go swimming, but you have to go to the beach just to go and to walk around. Be careful about collecting sea shells. Technically, it is against the law to remove any shells from the beach, but if you're quiet about it I wouldn't worry about getting into any trouble. Last weekend I went to Laguna and picked up a bunch of beautiful tumbled sea glass and I kept 3 shells that were really unique. I am not sure which beaches in SD are known for having a lot of shells, but you'd be sure to find some along the water line even on beaches that don't have many shells. I hope you have a wonderful trip.

Great pics! Thanks for taking the time to post so many. A few thoughts: - There were great examples of how you can take a simple plant that looks humble by itself, and make it look impressive just by massing a ton of it together. That Crassula nudicaulis is one...I have it and it's not nearly as impressive as a single plant. - The E. agavoides 'Ebony' should be way more black. Needs more sun, please! - I have Crassula 'Moon Glow' and it does tend to creep along the ground but I've never thought of growing it like that. Very, very cool.

Thank you guys for the comments. I need a few million to build my own nursery! here's the info on Flora Grubb: Address: 1634 Jerrold Ave, San Francisco, CA 94124 Phone: (415) 626-7256 Open today · 9:00 am – 6:00 pm It is near downtown san Francisco..about a 15 minute drive. I wanted to visit "cactus jungle" also but it was in the opposite direction and bumper-to-bumper traffic.