We made reservations earlier in the week to do a whale watching tour. This time of the year, the California Gray whales are migrating from as far north as Vancouver to Baja, California to the shallow warm lagoons where they mate and bear their young. Their travels bring them really close to the coast line so they can be easily seen. However, as a result of their close travels, they became vulnerable to whalers and have came close to extinction (two times in the past 1o0 years). They have made a rebound in the past 50 years to 30,000 animals. On average, they travel 1o0 miles a day, and we were lucky enough to see one on our cruise. The cruise was a 3 hour tour and I was worried about Dylan getting sea sick. He slept most of the time and we were lucky enough to snag a covered area with 3 glass walls to sit in, so he wasn't cold. We also saw sea lions and dolphins. It was a great time as well as a great photo op.
After the tour, we stayed in the harbor to snag a few pics of the statute that was inspired by the solider kissing the nurse. It's a traveling statue, so it's moving to a new city soon.
Next we headed to Old Town to grab some mexican for lunch. We had been to Old Town earlier in the week and one restaurant seemed to be pretty popular so we wanted to try it. It was yummy. We got way too much to eat...and to date it was our most expensive meal with apps and stuff. It was worth it. Dylan even enjoyed some guacamole.
We headed over the the Whaley house while in Old Town. It's said to be the most haunted house in the United States according to the travel channel. We did the tour and we didn't see or feel any spirits. They also say that a lot of people come back time and time again as they feel drawn to it. This will be my only trip there.
Next we went to check out the light house, but we got to the park a little late. We didn't get to see very much and my Mom, Dylan and I stayed in the car for the most part. I did see a hawk hovering looking for some grub.
To finish the day, we headed over to Coronado, but our time was limited there as D man started pitching a fit. This was the only time he was really "bad" during the whole trip. We headed back to the hotel.
3 comments:
cool.. nice blog.. happy family.. =)
be bless! =)
Oh my goodness he is so cute with that guacamole on this face! I can't believe I have been missing San Diego week! I lived in San Diego in 1991 and 1992. I miss it so much. Keith was offered a job there last month but we don't want to leave our family again. I wouldn't mind a vacation there, though! I'm so glad you are enjoying it. Your other posts are going to be so fun to read!
I don't know which day (two, maybe?) but I left a suggestion that you try a carne asada burrito while you're in San Diego. I only know of one restaurant in TN where they taste close to SD's. If you do, would you take a pic of it for me?
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