Our final day in San Diego had us going to visit the USS Midway, a retired aircraft carrier in the San Diego bay. This was the last item on our San Diego Go Card that saved us well over $100 and with the exception of a small hiccup at LEGOLAND worked out very well for us. We customized ours which allowed us to make sure we knew what we were getting. It was also cheaper than the generic version that included more items but likely items we would not have had time to go to anyways.
As I'm looking through my pictures from today I'm realizing that I don't have a single shot that shows the entire ship. Despite being a 'smaller' aircraft carrier the ship is still huge. The full hanger deck was open and they had all the key areas set up as part of the self guided tour including the mess hall, captain and crew quarters, sick bay, the dentist, the barber as well as the flight deck. They had planes from all major eras starting with world war II and a good selection of helicopters.
I knew this destination was going to be a harder sell with the kids since it's not as exciting as Seaworld or the Zoo but once they were on board there was a glimmer of interest. Carter even stated "This was more interesting than I thought it was going to be." Callie won't admit to liking it but she was seemed very interested in the areas that showed the lives of the crew and didn't rush us to leave. It was useful that there was a scavenger hunt for the kids that allowed them to earn their pilots wings. The veteran administering it at the end even got them to salute.
We at the Midway for about three hours which is what most families indicated they stayed for. Afterwards we went to Seaside Village for lunch and a treat and then drove back to the beach in Coronado. Even though it was only 21 degrees, when you are in the sun it felt quite warm. The water on the other hand was freezing. Carter didn't seem to mind as he spent at least half an hour splashing about and yelling at the waves. (As he gets older that may start to look less cute.) tomorrow we are off to Santa Cruz and our time in California will be over.
Our final day in San Diego had us going to visit the USS Midway, a retired aircraft carrier in the San Diego bay. This was the last item on our San Diego Go Card that saved us well over $100 and with the exception of a small hiccup at LEGOLAND worked out very well for us. We customized ours which allowed us to make sure we knew what we were getting. It was also cheaper than the generic version that included more items but likely items we would not have had time to go to anyways.
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