San Diego 2017 Day Four

Tuesday 23 March, we boarded a ship for our whale-watching tour. It was a cool, windy, but sunny morning. We learned that because of a storm in the night, swells in the Pacific were 11 feet and growing higher as the day progressed. The captain said we would push out and see how conditions looked once we left the bay, but it was pretty rough and he made the call to return. They gave us rain checks and took us on a bay tour to make up for the problem. It was sad not to see whales, but was fun nonetheless. We had a very disappointing meal at a bay-side restaurant before heading to Balboa Park and the Fleet Science Center for a fun but sleepy afternoon (I took a dramamine for the boat). We wandered beautiful Balboa before changing and heading for Pacific Beach for some ocean time before sunset.

 Right at the front of the queue 

 Ready to sail

 Downtown skyline receding as we pull away

 San Diego from the north

 San Diego from the south

 Navy Seals honing their skills

 Me hearties

San Diego-Coronado Bridge

Ditto

Fish Market Restaurant was mediocre at best

Fleet Science Center at Balboa Park

The boys making electricity

A beautiful afternoon at Balboa Park

I love Beaux-Art Baroque architecture

The park "weenie"

Beautiful gardens

Pacific Beach

These two made a fantastic Norman Castle

The Youngs at sunset

Finn, Maren, Harry, Gavin, Beck, and the Pacific Beach Pier

Finn as the sun sinks in the west

This was the last full day in San Diego. We are headed back to the Valley of the Sun today. So this is all for now.

OXO

D.