Amy was sad today. She had to fly home after lunch and really didn't want to go.
Before she left, we spent time exploring in Old Town San Diego... in the rain.
The rain wasn't so much fun. We had lunch at a Mexican restaurant before leaving, and I kept wondering if our food was going to arrive in time for us to eat it and make it to the airport on time.
Fortunately, the airport was only ten minutes away, but the restaurant was really slow.
We dropped Amy off at the airport about 45 minutes before her flight. She had pre-check and was able to move through security pretty quickly. She didn't have any luggage to check.
Unfortunately, she texted us a little while later from her middle seat on the plane saying, "I'm the middle of a fat man sandwich!" Sadly, it wasn't a very fun flight home for her.
After dropping Amy off, the four us drove to Cabrillo National Monument. Even though the day was a little overcast, we still had great views of the Pacific Ocean, Mexico, and all of downtown San Diego.
Chris and I walked up to the Lighthouse, while Kristen and Misha went to the car to have a nap. Since we had toured the lighthouse a couple of years ago, we just walked around the outside. Chris enjoyed having the Naval Air Station North Island close by and watched as helicopters and boats and ospreys flew by.
We all had fun exploring the tide pools. I was hoping to see some star fish, but no such luck. We saw lots of itty bitty crabs, a few shells, and walked along lots of slippery rocks. We helped each other as we moved from rock to rock.
From Cabrillo we drove to Coronado and spent the rest of the afternoon exploring the island. Our favorite find? All of the cool sand dollars that were visible at low tide. We may have picked up a few.
We wandered along the beach, meandered through some of the shops, and made a quick stop at a grocery store for chips and salsa for dinner back at the rental. We had beef tacos for dinner