We are early vacation risers so the days started at 7am, a few mornings were 6:30.  We enjoyed the sunshine, tried food we couldn’t get at home and absorbed as much of California’s beauty as possible.

Mission Beach

We did get a little taste of Seaport Village, San Diego Harbor, Pacific Beach Shopping, Mission Bay (we rented bikes and explored), as well as, a tiny peak at Coronado Island.

We really enjoyed La Jolla Cove and the seals with their pups.  It was fascinating, with the exception of trying to find parking among all the others there to enjoy the views.  We could have spent all day there.   We drove further north near Scripp’s Institute of Oceanography* and hung out on the beach.  We got sandwiches from the cutest deli and just relaxed.

Besides that I’d have to say that Chuck’s other favorite thing we did was the USS Midway.  He even saw a plane that had been on the navy carrier his dad served on during the Vietnam war.

On our extra night in San Diego we stayed downtown.  We walked around looking for a place to get something little to eat and stumbled upon a hockey bar, Stout Public House.  The bar was filled with hockey memorabilia mostly of the Vancouver Canucks.

Stay tuned for my Delta Airlines rant and the mischief we got into on Valentine’s Day.
You can also view a  gallery of photographs I took.  More to come as I upload them.

*sidenote – Many people don’t know that  I wanted to be an oceanographer when I was in high school.  A part of me wishes I would have looked into it more seriously.