San Diego

This photo slideshow customized with Smilebox Our first camping trip of the summer was to Campland in San Diego.  While the name of this place is a little hokey the kids love it.  It is on Mission Bay just across from Sea World, which provide a nice firework display most nights.  We were a little surprised with the weather.  Cool and cloudy almost every day.  We were told this is known as "June Gloom".  Not a bad change from the sun scorched 100s in Las Vegas at this time of year.  Maxwell got to do lots of bike riding.  Proud moments for Mom and Dad watching him cruise comfortably on two wheels.  He probably rode about 20 miles over the five days.  Art got to ride along on his bike while pulling Annabel and Gabrielle in the trailer.  We went to Coronado Island for one of our activities.  Quite a picturesque place, but that bridge crossing over to the island kinda freaks me out.  Seems like it was built over 50 years ago and it wouldn't take much to go over the side.  We also went to the Silver Strand beach for a little shell collecting.  The following day was spent at Sea World.  The kids had a great time on the rides and watching the shows.  Annabel was quite impressed by that killer whale she referred to as "Shampoo". The following day was spent at the campground which allowed Maxwell and Annabel to do a little singing and dancing on the official Campland stage even though we were the only audience.  We are not sure where their skills in this regard come from but they sure do seem to enjoy it.  So throw in a little grilling out, some ice cream, more time at the beach and overall another great camping trip.