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Monday Night activity - Padres vs. Phillies - extra innings made for a long night!
Tuesday Night activity - the San Diego Air & Space Museum
Welcome to Ripley's Believe it or Not  (a traveling exhibit that happened to be there!)

The obligatory 2 headed cow......

My new ride!

Robert Wadlow - the world's tallest man - 8'11.1" - 498 lbs - b.1918 d. 1940

Say Cheese!

Say Group Shot!

The fun after the museum...

....continued late into the night!

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