Day 5 – Last Day in San Diego

For our last day in San Diego we went to Balbo Park and did a tour of the USS Midway before our red-eye flight back to DC. It was a bit of a slow day, because I got too much sun the day before at the zoo, and just was not feeling 100-percent.

We got up around 7:00AM and had breakfast around 8:00AM and then finished packing things up. I checked Mom out of her room and moved everything into my room since I got a 4:00PM late checkout for my room. Being a Platinum Plus member does have its perks. We then headed up to Balbo Park and walked around there for a bit and saw the Japanese Gardens and the rose gardens. I really liked the Japanese Garden and would love to do a photoshoot there one day.

After spending time at the park we headed back to the hotel to drop a few things off and then headed over to the USS Midway. After touring the Midway we walked over to see the “Unconditional Surrender” statue. From there, we had a late lunch at Beach Hut Deli, then chilled at the hotel until it was time to head to the airport.

Like I said, not a very busy day. I didn’t want to pack to much into the day because I worry about traffic and making it to the airport on time. This is why I hate flights late in the day. I would rather leave early in the morning; it is a lot less stressful.

The flight home was rather smooth except for about 30 minutes of turbulence due to a storm system. Sadly, I didn’t get any sleep on the flight, even though I tried. I just never nodded off.

Overall it was a good trip, I would have liked it to be a bit longer I never feel a week is long enough. I would like to go back to Palm Springs and Joshua Tree in the fall or winter when it is cooler because I feel there probably are a lot more picture opportunities. However, it is hard to walk around outside and take pictures when the temperature is over 100F and you just need more then a day and half in San Diego. Next time I’m getting the explorer pass to cover all the museums.

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