Tuesday, 13 January 2015

Whale Watching & Coronado Island



Tuesday, December 30:
From December to April, gray whales migrate from Alaska to the lagoons of Baja California where the females give birth to their calves. The ocean was too rough to see whales, but Jean and Jonathan saw a dolphin and we saw some whale flukes and spray.
We credit some preventative gravol taken an hour before and then a second one @ cruise time for helping to keep our breakfast in our tummies. Many other travellers were not so fortunate.
The afternoon crossing and Wednesday's crossings were all cancelled.
http://www.sandiego.org/what-to-do/tours-sightseeing/whale-watching.aspx
                                                          We sailed on the Marietta.


                                             USS Midway Aircraft Carrier (now a museum)

                                                               view of San Diego



                                                    submarine maintenance station






Then we took a ferry to Coronado Island, a fifteen minute ride.
   Ferry to Coronado Island 








                                                                    Hotel del Coronado
     http://www.sandiego.org/members/hotels-resorts/hotel-del-coronado.aspx


Due to the rain, the outdoors market was sparsely attended by vendors and customers. We walked through the market with fifteen minutes to spare to meet the ferry. Otherwise, the next ferry would be an hour wait.


2 comments:

  1. You did not mention how Tripper made out on board the ferry.. Perhaps he took pass on this outing due to the rough weather?

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    1. ;-D Yes, Tripper did not join us on this cruise. We were worried he might get excited thinking he was going home as he left Nova Scotia on a boat.

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