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Our Stay In Coronado

When we saw this sunset on our first evening we knew a bit of time in our chairs on the beach each night would be appropriate

It is now time to plan our return trip across the country so we can be in New Orleans for Mardi Gras.

We need to stay on a southern route as we head east. Our Bullet trailer will not do well with freezing temperatures. That one night in Utah back in early November has us nervous about frozen pipes. With almost 2 months to make it to New Orleans and Mardi Gras we should have lots of time to do some exploring down south.

Coronado is a town on an island that boasts a wonderful state beach called Silver Strand. The sites were a bit pricey but when you are set up right on the Pacific Ocean for a few days we will call it even.

The aircraft carier USS Midway was so big we could not get a picture of it from outside so we stole this one from Googleimages.
Laurie show the proper respect for our armed services.
Upon entering the ship we were awed by how large and expansive it is
Much of our time was spent on the bridge and surrounding areas.
Captain Laurie at the helm. We could not imagine what it would take to keep this huge ship on course and free from hitting any obstacles!
Here is what a ship’s captain gets to look forward to after a long day on the bridge.

Here are a few more pictures of the internal workings of the ship:

Our tandem bike waiting for its return ride home to Coronado after a great day in San Diego!

We took a nice bike ride to see the Midway. This included a short 15 minute ride on a ferry across the bay.

Nice five minute ferry ride into downtown San Diego.

This ride was a lot smoother than our Catalina Island ferry ride!
First stop: Kansas City BBQ! This place was made famous when it was part of the filming of the Tom Cruise movie Top Gun. Their food was excellent too!

Laurie had a pulled pork sandwich and I had the baby back ribs. Gotta love the size of those onion rings!

We did manage to check out a few hikes in between touristing and bike riding. We did get to have dinner with my brother Art at a nice spot on the water:

A Chart house restaurant with a great view of the water while eating dinner with Art.
We took an afternoon and summited Mount Miguel near San Diego. We still cannot believe we can do all this in shorts in January.
A view of San Diego from the summit of Mount Miguel. We enjoyed watching all the planes fly into the airport there.
We took a bit of time to find the right bird to photograph as the flamingos in the wildlife refuge area were a bit elusive.
So ends our last day on the Pacific Ocean. This shot was taken right from our camper door!

One Reply to “Our Stay In Coronado”

  1. Your reaction at seeing how huge an aircraft carrier is was about the same as mine. They are virtually a floating city! Glad you got to experience it!

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