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| this is the marina next to our park |
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| One of the car carriers. |
This is a fun place!!! Our park is right by a marina and a park, so it is very pretty. Our rig, however, looks out over a car storage area where Fiats are unloaded from containers, staged here awhile, and then trucked off to the dealerships. Busy 24/7!!!
We had dinner on the south end of the Bay several times. As soon as we got here, it rained for two days. All our friends were very happy, and congratulated us on bringing an end to the drought!
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| Museum |
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| Seals have taken over this pier |
One of the first things we did was take a cruise of the San Diego Bay. The north side had the touristy stuff, and the south side has the Naval yard and all of the manufacturing that goes with that. It was very interesting and we got to see lots of cool ships. We found out that the Coronado bridge is 2.1 miles long. They had to put the big curve in it to make it over 2 miles long so they would be able to get federal funds for construction! Our government rules at work!
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| Navy Trimaran |
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| Great view of the Coronado Bridge. |
Once we figured out the train system, that was how we rolled to everyplace! Very easy access with senior discounts, and you can travel almost everywhere you want to go. One of the first places we went was the Gaslamp District, where we ate at the Hard Rock.
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| Pool Area |
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| Where we ate lunch looking at the beach |
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| Beautiful Hotel! |
One day we toured Coronado Island and ate lunch at the Hotel del Coronado.
We also were able to meet Las Vegas friends Kim and Ronn (with dog Hannah) for dinner downtown! Steve visited them several times at their rented condo in Imperial Beach.
On another day, we met Las Vegas friends Carol and Ron in Temecula and visited wineries and had a wonderful dinner to celebrate Carol's birthday.
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| sailboat off Point Loma |
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| Lighthouse |
We also took the time to tour Point Loma and the Cabrillo National Monument, with lunch on Shelter Island.
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| view from the Point! |
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| great viewpoint |
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| surfacing! |
We did get to take a whale watching tour, and DID see whales, along with their dolphin posse!!!
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| Whale breath! |
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| new lion cub! |
We met up with California friends Janet and Bill to tour the San Diego Wild Animal Park and also a nearby winery!
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| California Condor |
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| check out the difference between a hummingbird egg and an ostrich egg! |
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| beautiful tree at the fort |
On another day we took the train to Old Town, and toured the old fort, ate lunch, and listened to a great group playing Inca flute music!
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| concert area |
We also toured Balboa Park! What a huge place with lots to do and see. There was an organ concert while we were there, so we listened to the whole thing!
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| Pipes!!!! |
We also met up with RV friends Brad and Nancy and toured the Carlsbad Flower Fields full of ranunculus flowers. They were beautiful. That evening we had dinner in Imperial Beach at Sea 180, a great place to eat!
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