Coronado Island~the Hotel del Coronado

san diego was wonderful. at first i was bummed because their weather was so warm there right now. it was 80 the day we arrived, upper 70's the next day and then low to mid 70's the rest of the days. it actually was nice because we went to the beach and played in the water. during low tide on friday the sand dollars were abundant and the kids picked over 80 of them. i think we made it home with 73 (due to breakage) and they are out on the patio drying out.

we went to the beach on tuesday and friday. sea world on wednesday. sea world was awesome, very empty as far as people went. the kids fed dolphins and were able to pat the stingrays. they loved the shark encounter exhibit. we saw the budweiser clydesdales. they are just magnificent! so clean in that stable LOL. cassandra rode the atlantis water ride with shane and then me. it was good but faster than i remembered from 4 years ago LOL. the weather was perfect that day and actually got very chilly around 3:00 just after we got done on the water ride. literally, it was 75 ish degrees and dropped to 62 (we saw when we got in the car) and a fog moved in.

we saw the shamu show and the walrus/sea lion show. very cute. we missed the dolphin show because most shows were only running once or twice that day. shamu was only once so we had to miss the dolphins to see that one.the aquariums were very nice, the kids loved seeing all the jellyfish. which gave me the heebie jeebies.

we had amazing meals at the hotel del coronado. room service was our friend in the mornings. they had a wonderful coffee cabana that opened at 6:00. alyssa woke every morning between 5:30 and 6:00 so we dressed in the dark and headed down for my coffee and her box of cereal and we walked along the beach. some mornings were super foggy but it was nice. one of the mornings ~ wednesday i think? savannah went with me and alyssa. it was a good thing because there were dolphins playing in the water just off the beach. we watched them for at least a half hour. it was amazing to see them out there in the wild...not at sea world. i dont' think savannah will ever forget that.

thursday was cassandra's birthday. we did lots of walking at her request. we went to the ice cream shop for lunch. she wanted a fancy dinner by the ocean (well as close as we could get) so we all dressed up to the nines and went to dinner for her. our waiter was a jerk which was a bummer because we had superb waiters the whole time we were there except that night. she still had fun.the girls cried the night before we had to leave. they love going there. i think next time i will schedule the guided tour of the hotel. it is 120 years old and has so much history. we got to see the crown ballroom this time which was stunning to say the least. i know they would love to hear more of the history since it's been around since 1888.whew! that's it.....xoxoxoxo