San Diego – where the sun always shines. Apart from the 3 days I was there! But then that is ok, because I was there for work not a holiday (don’t be fooled by the fact that I am filing this post under Vacations, that is only because I don’t have a work one!). I arrived at the Dana Hotel on Wednesday evening after the short flight down from Seattle (about 2 hours 15 minutes) and although this was a work trip I managed to see and do quite a bit across the next few days! I think a list may be in order, so without further a-do, while I was in San Diego I:
1. Went to the Seattle Seahawks v San Diego Chargers pre-season game – my first ever NFL game – it was fun!
2. Went to old town San Diego – which was a bit like a wild west town
3. Hired a boat round Mission Bay for a couple of hours
4. Ate a fab mexican meal
5. Went to Coronado Island
6. Drove all around the suburbs and saw some huge houses – there is a lot of money in San Diego!
7. Visited a bunch of different beaches – mostly north of downtown in places like La Jolla (pronounced La Hoya) (which is where leopard sharks and stingray will swim in the shallow water with people)
8. Crossed Coronado bridge onto the Island
9. Took a quick look round the famous Hotel del Coronado (which is like the Grand Floridian at Disney)
10. Saw Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery – quite an amazing site
11. Saw lots of pelicans – I like pelicans – and seals
12. Did some work! Honest!
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A Seahawks touchdown is in here somewhere – I think!
httpv://youtu.be/bruTvQQGfxg
I’m not really sure what I think of San Diego. It’s nice when you are near the coast but it is a very expensive place and I’m not sure that it deserves the hype it gets. Although I did see the place when it was mostly overcast – I would imagine when the sun is out and the sky is blue then it is a very different place. Maybe a short vacation is required and then I can double check whether or not I like it!
Possibly one of the most impressive things on the trip was on the flight back when we were flying over Washington. First, without a cloud around it, we flew past Mount St. Helens. It was glowing orange with the light of the setting sun on the snow and it looked amazing. In fact it would have been one of the best mountain views I have seen however a few moments later we flew past Mount Rainier which looked even more impressive (and probably twice the size) as it stood up through the clouds.
So there we go. San Diego is raved about however the most impressive part of the few days was in Washington! Maybe I just feel more at home here!