Wilderness Explorers: Mother Miguel Trail Head

Now that the 5 Peak Challenge is complete, we've been on the hunt for more trails to hike. Luckily for us, San Diego has plenty to offer. The temperatures have been on the rise so instead of starting our hikes at 9am, we've been starting them at 8am. Waking up early on the weekends is a little difficult so we didn't end up starting this one until 8:30ish.

There are two trails that go up to the top: an easy route and a moderate route. The easy route snakes up the mountain so the elevation is steady. The moderate route is more of a straight shot up the mountain. Going up isn't too bad so we went with the moderate route. Due to my extreme fear of falling, we went down using the easy route.

Apparently this pile of rocks is called "rock house" even though it doesn't resemble a house at all lol.

After the hike we went to Aunt Emma's Pancake Restaurant. We got the churro pancakes for the table which were bomb and I got the Nutella & Banana Crepe which was also very tasty!

Overall the hike itself is a nice short hike. I'm not a big fan of long hikes so this one was perfect. It's a perfect trail if you want to workout after work because depending on the day, you can use either the easy or moderate route giving yourself some variety. We went on a Sunday morning at the trail was pretty empty so if you want to avoid the crowds of people at Cowles, this might be a trail you want to check out. Distance wise, I would compare it the Kwaay Paay. I would probably do this hike again but maybe to watch the sunset. You'd probably be able to get some awesome pictures as well.

Hope you enjoyed this post! Let me know down below of any hikes to check out! It doesn't even have to be in San Diego. I'm always looking for places to hike whenever we travel so feel free to comment down below!

Travels: Cruising the Bahamas with Carnival

In September of last year (2015) I had the opportunity to head out to Orlando, Florida for a conference for work and we decided to take advantage and make a vacation out of it. Tony joined me after the conference and we spent a week or so exploring Walt Disney World and Universal Studios Orlando before embarking on a cruise the Bahamas.  We had cruised twice with Carnival in the past so we decided to go with the 4-day (Thurs-Sun) Bahamas cruise embarking from Port Canaveral, FL to Nassau with one Fun Day at Sea.

Our time on the boat was very relaxing and we mostly just enjoyed doing absolutely nothing since we had done a ton of walking at the amusement parks. "Eat. Sleep. Repeat." was the motto of the cruise.

For our day in Nassau, I booked us an hour with the dolphins of Dolphin Cay. I've always been a creature of the sea and it's been on my bucket list to swim with dolphins so this ended up being the perfect opportunity. It was only us and another couple and we got to feed and play with the dolphins for an hour. We also had the dolphins push us through the water which was pretty darn awesome. The time does pass by pretty quickly but it was an amazing experience.

All in all it was a wonderful time out at sea. We've always loved cruising 

because it is such a laid back vacation where you're always fed and you 

don't have to worry about a single thing. Plus, if you don't have an 

awesome phone plan, no one can contact you *thumbs up* lol. 

It's a great way to actually get away in this day and age.

We didn't get a chance to play at the beach or at the 

water park at the Atlantis Resort but it looks absolutely amazing! 

I definitely want to go back to stay at the Atlantis Resort one of these days!

See you on our next adventure!