San Diego Band Trip - Day 5

December 29, 2015 – Day 5

“That was awesome!”  I’ve been hearing that a lot on this trip.  Day 5 was another great day full of adventure and fun!  After breakfast we went to the Birch Aquarium at Scripps.  They have many exotic marine animals and plants on display including a Nemo and a Dory:)  There is a very interesting Seahorse exhibit where I learned that the male Seahorse carries the babies and gives birth to hundreds at a time by launching them out of his belly!  Talk about weird!  Google it, you’ll see what I’m talking about.  The aquarium sits on top of a bluff in La Jolla and overlooks the La Jolla Shores where we would go swimming later.

 

Next stop, lunch in the Old Town State Historic Park.  Everyone received $15 as they exited the bus and were off on their own adventure as they explored the first Spanish settlement on the U.S. West Coast.  Considered the “birthplace” of California, the many stores and buildings in the area are preserved and the employees dress in period garments allowing you to go back in time.

After Old Town, we went to La Jolla Shores where students had about 2 hours to swim in the Pacific, play on the beach, or just hang out in a beautiful location. Even though we are in Southern California, the temperature has been in the 60s during the day and 40s at night.  The water temperature was somewhere in the middle of that!  Nonetheless, we had many students plunge in and had an absolutely fun time.  Their teeth chattered like castanets when it was time to leave but, YOLO!!  We watched a magnificent sunset and then boarded the buses to go back to the hotel.

Our dinner at Corvettes Diner was super fun!  It was basically an all out party the whole time while we ate some fun food.  The waiters and waitresses were energetic and entertaining but, not as much as our kids!!  They had a DJ cranking out tunes by request while students danced all around the restaurant.  We got home really late all hopped up on ice cream and cotton candy and have an early morning tomorrow…  The students are hanging in there and staying healthy with a few upset stomachs here and there.  They are being outstanding ambassadors to Edina and Minnesota!  We are very proud of them!