The Holy Grail! LEGOLAND

Time seems to have blurred from the time we left Telluride to the time we arrived in San Diego, the opening port of our round the world adventure.  Why San Diego you might ask? Was it the scenery and famed architecture of Coronado, seeing the massive ships or the supersonic fighter jets of the US Navy and Marines, or even the animals of SeaWorld? No way!  We headed north to Carlsbad, to the Holy Grail of an 8 years old boys’ world – LEGOLAND CALIFORNIA was the first stop of our world destinations.  Yes, it was that super incredible world of those sublime, tactile,  and ever frustrating pieces to get apart that have been assembled by the millions and millions to create the most incredible things you can imagine. Much to our surprise, we ended up on a safari in the deepest wilds of Africa, and then on to see  the famous Sydney Opera House, the ever scenic Eifel Tower, the inspiring Mt Rushmore, the bright lights of New York City and the Statue of Liberty , the sights of San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge, a scene right out of New England, and the inimitable Strip in Las Vegas.  Who needs to go around the world when you have it all right here at LegoLand??  We also went to the planets Tatoine, Hoth and Endor to see the incredible Star Wars creations.  All of it was incredible to see, not to mention the really fun rides and roller coasters that gave us a thrill.   Bryce even managed to get his driver’s license while he was there.

We wiped the grins off of our faces after enjoying our day filled with sights, sounds, and thrills and headed north up I-5 to Los Angeles International  Airport.  Our day at Legoland curiously whetted our appetites for the world adventures to come.   Or flight to Tahiti was at  10pm that evening  and we were excited as ever to get to our next stop (except that meant flying to New Zealand to get there, but that is a whole other story.