Today is the last day of Marni and Emma's visit so we decided to spend time at the beach then go into town to the Historic Gaslamp Quarter and possibly SeaPort Village.
We got an early start and since it was Monday found a parking spot right alongside the beach. We gathered up the towels, umbrella and sun screen and walked down to the breach not far from where we were yesterday.After putting the umbrella in the sand and spreading towels Emma and I headed for the water while Tina and Marni relaxed in the sun. The waves were much higher today and the surfers were really getting a chance to show their stuff.
A little later Tina gave a shout, she'd spotted some dolphins playing in the surf just beyond the board riders. They must have corralled a school of fish because they were all hanging about in one area. During this time we also watched a Navy Guided Missile Destroyer on what looked like defensive patrol just off the coast.
Before long it was time for the Captain to retreat from the water before his legs dropped off. Sitting on the towel under the umbrella I spotted a strange ship off in the distance. At first we thought it was a container ship, but eventually it resolved itself into the Naval Hospital Ship, the USNS Comfort returning from Baltimore after the relief mission to Haiti. We watched as it came closer to the bay, eventually taking on the Harbor Pilot and edging on into San Diego Bay.
As the USNS Comfort was passing beyond the north end of Coronado into the bay, another ship, a Guided Missile Destroyer, was exiting the harbor to take up defensive duty. Pretty cool! Before long it was time to gather everything up and head for the car. Once we were back in our street clothes we headed for downtown San Diego and parked at the 6th and Market parking garage.This put us in the heart of the Historic Gaslamp Quarter. We walked over to 5th Street and checked out several shops then Tina announced she was hungry so we asked for good place to eat lunch and ended up at "Nick Rotten's Beer and Burger Joint" where the mayor goes for lunch. We got seated in the loft overlooking the old bar and had a really great lunch. By the time we left everyone was full.
Leaving the restaurant we decided to make the trek over to SeaPort Village to look for some last minute trinkets to take home. I even found a new tank top for me!! Alas, it was finally time to return to the car so we could get Marni and Emma to the airport on time. We made it to the passenger drop off by 3:00 PM and said our good-byes!!
Once the kids made it into the terminal with all their stuff Tina and I made the drive back to the coach just ahead of the commuter traffic and basically decided to spend the rest of the day vegging out from our whirlwind visit! But it was really a fun time and I think everybody enjoyed themselves.
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