Spring Training Trip - Day 13

Our laid-back visit to San Diego continued today.  We started off doing the laundry this morning then had a leisurely breakfast at Dick & Susan’s RV.  Dennis and Julie were supposed to be there, but they had just found out that Dennis’s son David had unexpectedly died the day before.  Dennis and Julie immediately left for Anaheim where his son  had been living to get more information..

After breakfast, we went with Dick and Susan to do some sightseeing.  We first took a tour of the Admiral Baker Navy RV Park where we had stayed on our previous trip to San Diego.  We then went out to Coronado where we had lunch.  After a drive out along the Silver Strand towards Point Loma, we headed back to the RV park with a stop en-route at a park on the waterfront near the WW II USS Midway, the deactivated aircraft carrier that is now a historical museum open to tours.  A point of interest here is a large statue of a sailor kissing a nurse in a park beside the Midway.  The pose is based on a famous picture that appeared in Life Magazine shortly after the end of WWII.  The park is a perfect setting for the sculpture, but alas, it is being removed by its’ owner, refurbished, and  moved to another city.  The park also has an interesting display of statues arranged as a tribute to Bob Hope entertaining the troops.  The group of representative soldiers, sailors, and airmen are facing a statue of Bob Hope at a microphone while hidden speakers are playing comedy routines from his many tours oversees throughout his long career.

After returning to the RV park we had a late dinner at Dick & Susan’s RV.  Dennis & Julie had returned from Anaheim and joined us for dinner.  Preparations for the funeral are still pending.

Tomorrow marks the end of our casual travels down the coast.  We are now transitioning to a “transit mode” and will have longer travel days and fewer stops as we head for Florida.  It is Tucson, AZ tomorrow, then on to Texas.

No pictures today.  I forgot my camera and my iPhone was inadvertently set on video, none of which are worth posting.