After visiting San Diego, we can understand why people love living there! It is a beautiful area, with green hills, lush flowers, and a wonderful climate that includes moderate temperatures, (in the 70's), and sunshine most of the year! We spent two weeks in San Diego and had time to catch up on some business issues and chores and also had plenty of time to explore the area.
The first stop of our sightseeing adventures was at the USS Midway Museum docked at Navy Pier on San Diego Bay. The Midway was the longest active US Navy carrier in the 20th century, starting service in 1945. The ship is huge, and we were able to tour everything from the bunk areas and brig below to the captain's bridge above. We were there 3 hours and still didn't see everything! A park next to the ship has an enormous statue representing the famous photograph of an anonymous sailor and nurse kissing at the end of WWII. There is also a tribute to Bob Hope, with life size bronze figures of Bob and some of the troops he entertained. A continuous recording of some of Bob's jokes are running, so it almost seems like a show is going on!
The San Diego Zoo was a gem! Not only did we get to observe the Giant Pandas, there were many animals in residence that were very unusual and probably not seen at other zoos. The actual layout of the zoo was also special, landscaped beautifully, and set up to make you feel like you were walking in the jungle or woods and just happened upon the animals!
Old Town in San Diego is where the Spanish colonization of California began in 1769. This area would eventually be governed by Mexico and then by the USA. Old Town is now a state park and we were able to take a tour sponsored by the parks department. Around the original town square are 7 of the original buildings and some newer shops and restaurants. We had lunch at one of the restaurants and while eating were serenaded by a Mariachi band! Very festive!!
While in San Diego, we did explore some of the beach areas. The Coronado City Beach on Coronado Island was recently voted the #1 beach in the country. Coronado Island and the beach were absolutely beautiful, but we decided we would have to win the lottery to live there! We drove to La Jolla and walked along La Jolla Cove with spectacular ocean views. Within the Cove were large rocks with seals swimming and sunning themselves. In the Mission Bay area, we rode our bikes on the boardwalk overlooking South Mission and Mission Beaches. The boardwalk went on for miles! Our final beach visit was to Laguna Beach, which we saw while having dinner with our good friends, Dennis and Josh Couture. It was especially nice to see Josh, who we hadn't seen in several years.
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