We’d been intending to go on a trip to San Diego for a while, and after looking at the crazy summer and all the activities already booked, we decided we had a now or never weekend opportunity to go down. So, in typical K&L fashion, we planned a last minute trip, loaded up the car, and hit the road!

We were tempted to try a night drive and get there in the morning in time for Sea World to open, but we chose the sane option and had a quick stopover in Vegas before hitting the road super early the next morning. Kids always LOVE hotel rooms, that is until the novelty wears off.

Things worked out great and we showed up at Sea World just after opening time. It was a really great day. Some sun, not too hot, not too crowded, and all the rides were open.

Weird shark! Not just an optical illusion, it really did have a funky face.

Stroller party!

Now everyone get in!

The shows were all great, but the Dolphin show is our family favorite. The kids wanted to sit in the splash zone. They got the perfect amount of splash, just a little, but not enough to get them wet. We were sitting up a row higher and it was great.

We stayed at the Best Western on Coronado Island. Great little place, and close to the bay side of the island. We took the ferry across to San Diego and then got on a harbor cruise.

The harbor was loaded with Navy vessels of all sorts. There were even 3 aircraft carriers in port. Very interesting to see up close.

In the afternoon, the sun decided to come out, so we headed to the beach in front of the Hotel Del Coronado.

Sun

Sand

Forts

Hand Stands

Chills

Baby feathers and Mama feathers. hehe

Dodging waves

When it was time to go, the fort was still standing, despite several waves that almost wiped it out.

On Sunday, we found a nice ward in Pointe Loma, and then headed out to the tide pools. They were mediocre, but we did see an octopus and lots of crabs.

We went to the Pointe Loma lighthouse.  Navigation has come quite a long ways in the last 100 years.

We made a quick stop at the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. It was impressive to see all the straight rows and a flag for Memorial Day fitted at each gravesite.

Next up we went to the USS Midway Museum.  What an incredible experience. If I’m ever back in San Diego, I want to plan another 1/2 day to finish looking around.  100% recommend if you’re in the area.

I think we had the best seats in town for dinner.  So fun!  Both the New England (White) and the Manhattan (Red) clam chowder from Bluewater Grill were top notch.

Good buy San Diego! Thanks for a great trip.