Santee Lakes, Santee, CA:  Spent the day at the San Diego Zoo today, which did not disappoint.  The habitats are clean and large.  The animals all look like they are shampooed and brushed every day.  The land the zoo sits on comprises three canyons.  Lots of up and down walking, but they have two areas where they have motorized walkways for the steep uphill areas.  And they have busses that are accessible in several areas.  Getting around was confusing sometimes.  We had a great lunch at Albert’s Restaurant high up in the park.  Started out cloudy this morning with temps in the 60s.  Cleared up for a while, but when we left it was even cloudier by the coast.  When we got back to Santee though, the clouds were gone, as if by magic.  All in all, the zoo was great, but the St. Louis Zoo runs a close second.  The San Diego Zoo costs $40 each.  The St. Louis Zoo is FREE.  Need I say more?

Topiary at the zoo entrance

Beautiful peacock

One of the pandas

Adorable koala

Elephant habitat