July 10, 2016 - Wettest Places on Earth & The Celebrity Softball Game Line up!

Elisa's Daily Scoop
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Wettest Places on Earth

Howdy!  Hope your weekend has been great!

What an icky weekend this has been weather-wise.  You guys know that much of my mood is based on the weather.  

I'm a sunshine girl, however, when I'm tired (especially after a long week of the girls' riding), the rain is actually something I welcome and enjoy since, to me, there is nothing more peaceful than hanging out inside listening to the sound of rain falling!  

I fell asleep to the rhythm of the rain last night and woke up the same way.  Love it!!

I was pleasantly surprised when I woke up to the sun shining through my window!! Yay!

Yesterday, I did a number of house projects and felt quite accomplished.  I'm not sure why the time has to speed by so quickly  I need like an additional 12 hours in a day to get done all that I want to do.

Weeding the garden, changing lightbulbs, cleaning out a number of kitchen cabinets were a few of the projects I took on and completed successfully!

The girls were not much in the mood for the movies yesterday - they were still pretty tired from the long week of riding. It all worked out.

Back to the idea of rain...I got to wondering what it would be like to have rain all the time.  That led me to thinking about WHERE the rainiest places on Earth are located.  

TOP FIVE WETTEST PLACES ON EARTH

Ureca, Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, Africa (credit: www.flickr.com)

 5) Ureca, Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, Africa
​San Antonio de Ureca, also known as Ureka or Ureca is a village found in Bioko Sur Province, south of Malabo on the Bioko island, 32 km off the west coast of Africa, in the Gulf of Guinea.

This small village is in the Bioko Islands which is the northernmost part of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea with close geographical proximity to Debundscha, Cameroon in Africa.

Cameroon is the 53rd-largest country in the world.
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Its full name as San Antonio de Ureca and it  is the wettest place in the African Continent. 

Recorded rainfall in this region is 10450 mm.

Cropp at Waterfall, New Zealand (credit: www.pinterest.com)

4) Cropp at Waterfall, New Zealand
Located in New Zealand Cropp River is only 9 km long, but it the location for the highest rainfall in a year in New Zealand, recorded at 18.4 meters or 60 feet in 1997-1998

Recorded rainfall in this region is 11516 mm.
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Tutunendo, Colombia, South America (credit: trv1.wpengine.com)

3) Tutendo, Colombia, South America
Tutendo is located in the North western region of Colombia in South America.

It's not very well-known, but what is clearly recorded is that it maintains third place for the rainiest and wettest places in earth. 

Recorded rainfall in this region is 11770mm.
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Cherrapunji, Meghalaya State, India (credit: en.wikipedia.org)

2) Cherrapunji, Meghalaya State, India, Asia
Although it has touted that it has the highest rainfall in the world, Cherrapunji actually holds second place.

What's interesting about this region is that post-monsoon, it is very dry and the residents here find it difficult to drink water.
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 Recorded rainfall in this region is 11777 mm.
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Mawsynram, Meghalaya State, India, Asia (credit: unusual places.com)

​1) Mawsynram, Meghalaya State, India, Asia
And the winner goes to Mawsynram, India as the wettest place on earth!!

Located in north-eastern India, the climate does not get that hot. Thankfully, for root bridges, the people are able to get around in monsoon season.

Recorded rainfall in this region is 11871 mm.
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I, for one, could not imagine being in that much rain.  But, these would be very interesting places to visit!!

Well, off to start my day.  Oh! Did you check out Tanya's gorgeous pictures from the Huntington Gardens in San Diego?? Just love them!!

See ya tomorrow!
-E
xoxo

Tanya's Daily Scoop
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Stay-cation in San Diego

Well hellooooo there & GREETINGS from Sunny San Diego!

If you're thinking that I bounce around quite a bit - you're absolutely right.
I'm a bit of here there and everywhere. 

For instance, just last Sunday I was enjoyed our time visiting the Pacific Northwest and of course Portland eats! 

​And yesterday after a yummy breakfast and donuts in Pasadena.

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We spent the first part of the day exploring more of the 120 acre Huntington Gardens - this was our third visit since March (on my Birthday - Click HERE for recap).
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With 12 gardens and 15,000 plant varieties there is still so much more to see!!

• Australian Garden
• California Garden
• Camellia Garden
• Children’s Garden
• Conservatory
• Desert Garden
• Herb Garden
• Japanese Garden
• Jungle Garden
• Lily Ponds
• Palm Gardens
• Ranch Garden
• Rose Garden
• Shakespeare Garden
• Subtropical Garden 

Beautiful Orchids in the Conservatory (c)travelincousins.com

Big leaf - big fun! (c)travelincousins.com

Big leaf - big ears! (c)travelincousins.com

This Mimosa pudica is such a cool little plant, that actually moves when touched!
The compound leaves fold inward and droop when touched or shaken, defending themselves from harm, and re-open a few minutes later.
I had first learned about this amazing little guy after seeing him grow wild while in Costa Rica.
​It was so totally awesome!

Fuzzy branches (c)travelincousins.com

Huntington Gardens (c)travelincousins.com

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My loves (c)travelincousins.com

Huntington Gardens (c)travelincousins.com

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It was a lovely time at the gardens, but as the hours past, the temperatures were on the rise and it started getting pretty darn HOT!

Huntington Gardens (c)travelincousins.com

Which meant it was time to head on over to the air conditioned mall - but first there was an Ice Cream stop requested by Dominic.

And it's not exactly like there are vegan ice cream shoppes on every corner. So why the heck not?!

​Although none of the rest of us indulged, as we were needed something a bit more refreshing....

Bengees Ice Cream (c)travelincousins.com

Like fresh juices and smoothies at Jamba Juice!

I've been enjoying the smoothies at Jamba Juice for many many years...since way back when they are still The Juice Club!
But in more recent years I've leaned more toward going to Nekter and getting fresh squeezed juice blends rather than sugary smoothies.

However good 'ol Jamba Juice is keeping up with the times and they have added several fresh pressed fruit and veggie juices which are just perfect - and they have won me over again!

Strawberry, Apple, and lemon blend (c)travelincousins.com

One of the many tasks at the mall was shopping for a dress for Cosette to wear to our good friend's upcoming Malibu wedding. 
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And at one of the first stores we went to we lucked out by quickly finding a dress that Cosette looked just beautiful in!

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I continued to luck out with several other items that I was shopping for, in addition to a few other items that I wasn't looking for! LOL

One stop was LUSH and checking out these FUN Bath Bombs...

And once all of the shopping at the mall was accomplished, it was then time to head to the bookstore...Oh you know our day wasn't even close to being over!

After the bookstore came heading home and I whipped up the fam a nutritious and delicious dinner - and since we ate before 9pm (it was actually kinda early for us!)

​Then we were off again, and this time to go see the hilarious comedy Central Intelligence starring 'The Rock' Dwayne Johnson and funny man Kevin Hart.

Now as for today, we are in lovely San Diego!

We have so many fun and festive MLB All Star related events over the next few days, but we are actually going to start with a visit to the Hillcrest Farmers Market and then what is expected to be a fantastic Breakfast at Kindred Bar.

And still before heading into Petco Park for the All Star Sunday All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game, we're gonna do some more exploring around Balboa Park (click HERE for info on Balboa Park)...

CHECK OUT THIS ROSTER:

The full, star-studded roster includes:
•    Jamie Foxx (Academy Award-winning “Ray” actor and Grammy-winning singer)
•    Andy Cohen (Host of “Watch What Happens Live” on Bravo)
•    Mark Consuelos (Actor, producer and star of “Pitch” on Fox)
•    Drew Brees (2009 Super Bowl MVP-winning quarterback for New Orleans Saints and former San Diego Charger)
•    Jennie Finch (Olympic Gold medalist in softball)
•    Kyle Mooney (Cast member on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” and native San Diegan)
•    Raini Rodriguez (Actress in Disney Channel’s “Austin & Ally”)
•    Peyton Meyer (Actor in Disney Channel’s “Girl Meets World”
•    Karan Brar (Actor in Disney Channel’s “ Jessie”)
•    Cameron Boyce (Actor in Disney Channel’s “ Jessie”)
•    Terry Crews (Star of Fox’s “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”)
•    Omar Miller (Star of HBO’s “Ballers” and host of sports podcast “O-Zone”)
•    Rico Rodriguez (Actor in ABC’s “Modern Family”)
•    Morris Chestnut (TV and movie actor, currently starring in “Rosewood”)
•    Damari Lewis (“Sports Illustrated model” and dancer for late music icon, Prince)
•    Tim Foreman (Musician with Grammy-award winning band Switchfoot, originally of San Diego)
•    Andre Dawson (Hall of Famer and eight-time All-Star)
•    Rickey Henderson (Hall of Famer, 10-time All-Star and former Padres outfielder)
•    Fred Lynn (Former Padres outfielder, nine-time All-Star and 1975 American League MVP and Rookie of the Year)
•    David Wells (Former Padres pitcher and three-time All-Star)
•    Billy Bean (Former Padres outfielder, currently MLB VP, Social Responsibility & Inclusion)
•    Curtis Pride (Former Major Leaguer who played in more games (421) than any deaf player, currently MLB Ambassador for Inclusion)
•    Nina Agdal (“Sports Illustrated” swimsuit model & first-ever female MLB ambassador for New Era Cap)
•    J.K. Simmons (Academy Award-winning actor)
•    Mark-Paul Gosselaar (Star of this fall’s FOX series “Pitch,” and also known for his iconic role as Zack Morris on “Saved by the Bell”
•    Pete Wentz (Bassist of Grammy-nominated rock group Fall Out Boy)
•    Sterling K. Brown (Actor from “The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” and NBC’s highly-anticipated fall dramedy “This Is Us”)
•    Tyler Hoechlin (Star of Richard Linklater’s critically-acclaimed film, “Everybody Wants Some” and the forthcoming third installment of “Fifty Shades of Grey”)
•    Landon Donovan (Soccer legend and all-time leading goal scorer for the LA Galaxy, MLS and the U.S. National Team)
•    Trevor Hoffman (Seven-time All-Star and 2016 MLB All-Star spokesperson and Padres legend)
•    Ozzie Smith (Hall of Famer and 15-time All-Star)
•    Rollie Fingers (Hall of Famer and seven-time All-Star)
•    Tim Raines (Seven-time All-Star)
•    Martin Diaz (Wounded Warrior Softball Team)
•    Chris Gary (Wounded Warrior Softball Team)
Source: nbcsandiego.com

Don't forget to read:
Statues on Parade? Nope. Not in San Diego!

​Never a dull moment with me around and never a wasted minute - and that's just how I like it!

I hope you are enjoying your weekend and however you decide to spend your time - just remember these 2 things...
Remember that it is in fact your time!!!
And please remember not to be selfish :)

Happy Happy Joy Joy - until tomorrow,
-T