Ten years ago I went to California and saw Joshua Tree, Catalina Island, San Juan Capistrano, Laguna Beach, and a few more towns. Fast forward to last summer and I chose to go back to California to see my Uncle again.
I did not bring Dory and Hastings with me on this trip instead I got a pet sitter. I did this because of the Florida trip with Dory and seeing how much she hates planes. So I left her and Hastings with a reliable sitter to care for them for seven days.
I thought no rain, no freezing temperatures and being with my Uncle would recharge and relax me. Two of the three did happen as to the rain part oops!
The first place I went to is new to me Balboa Park and the San Diego Natural History Museum

And I saw:


Not to mention beautiful paintings of birds, jaw-dropping photographs, model dinosaurs and more.
Next I went to see a model train museum while my Uncle took a break.



From the San Diego Model Railroad Museum
The following day we went to Catalina Island.

The day after that a favorite place!

from Mission San Juan Capistrano – one of the largest zebra plants I ever saw!

Next my Uncle and I got a great workout boxing at a local senior center that participates in a program called Rock Steady This fitness program does not include contact boxing but instead uses the moves from it to help those with Parkinsons’s Disease gain agility, speed, hand eye coordination, and more.
Finally, before the boxing my Uncle and I went to the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach.

My visit to Molaa https://molaa.org The Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach California

My visit to Molaa https://molaa.org The Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach California