La Jolla Beach - 11 Jun 2012

On Tue the 11th. We (the kid and I and Kayoko) headed out to La Jolla beach! 

La Jolla is a beautiful beach. A very nice part of San Diego! 

It was nice the section that we choose had a playground right on  walkway to the beach! 

The kids playing on the playground at La Jolla. 

Victoria and Owen 

Bella and Owen 

Kayoko sitting on this neat makeshift wall/seating area

After a bit we headed out into the water!! 

Shells 

so much fun!! 

Victoria is my dare devil!! 

She would just keep going further and further out!

 I swear like half the time we were there I kept yelling come back in you too far!!

 Crazy kid!! 

Owen trying to follow her out!!! Aghhh! 

Body Surfing!! 

After a while in the cold water Owen got cold! 

all bundled up!! 

Owen hanging out with Kayoko

We had a great time at the beach! 

When we came back it was nice to relax and hang out with Sarah and Geoff! 

The USS Midway Museum - 09 Jun 12

On the 9th of June we went and visited the USS Midway! 

I've never been on it because when I was in SD I was on the 

USS Peleliu so I had no desire to spend my free to time on another ship.

This time thought it was a great way to show my kids what I had experienced. 

The Midway was an aircraft carrier and the Peleliu is the next size down. 

THE USS MIDWAY

A quote by John Paul Jones 

 The Midway being an aircraft carrier had so many planes on board. 

Owen was in Heaven. Her are some pics of the many many planes. 

They had models of planes you could go sit in and the kids really LOVED it! 

so many buttons and dials! 

FIRE!! LOL 

OWEN IN HIS "SHARK" JET

There was this one area where it showed what it looked like

 to see the different levels of the ship when looking from above. 

Victoria bravely standing  on the glass looking down 

several levels down into the ship 

missiles on the side  wall

a small replica of the ship and details of each level

they gave each of us radio to do our own radio tours

life boat pods

 what was neat was that I never saw what was inside when I was on the Peleliu. 

inside a life pod
a raft and ores

and food and emergency supplies 

 A lot more planes on the flight deck

Helios

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A plane from my Squadron "VS 41" when I was on north Island after I left the Peleliu 

Victoria and Sarah took a lot of the pictures as I was busy with Owen 

 After the flight deck we took a tour below to see berthing and medical

the exploring the racks

We spent a total of 3hrs there. Everyone had a great time! 

As we were going back to the car we saw a neat Sailing Ship passing by!
Very cool!