Today is our last day of vacation. Because Sigma Chi Grand Chapter is over, we took our time getting ready in the morning. We ate a nice breakfast and then decided to visit the Maritime Museum of San Diego. We got to see the Star of India, which is the world’s oldest active sailing ship. The kids enjoyed wandering through and looking at everything. John was most amazed at how “small” the anchor was… Keep in mind that he saw the anchors for the USS Midway just a few days before. Any anchor looks small compared to that!
We also got to walk through the B-39, which is a Soviet submarine. Talk about cramped quarters. We also got to the see the USS Dolphin, which is the deepest diving submarine in the world.
We headed back to the hotel about 3 pm because the kids were showing signs of being really tired. This trip included a lot of busy days and late nights with much less sleep than they are used to. We had intended to hang out at the hotel for a while, but we decided to cut that short and headed for the airport early. Fortunately, Southwest let us check our bags early so that we could go through security. We found some comfy seats at our gate and sat down to relax for a (long) while. We eventually changed the kids into their pajamas and let them play on their tablets.
Andy and I had drinks at the airport bar with some other Sigs who had late flights as well. Our flight was delayed due to mechanical issues in San Antonio and, instead of leaving San Diego at 7:45 pm, we actually left closer to 9:10 pm. Tomorrow will be a long day…