I once sailed from San DIego to Hawaii. My cruise ship was a little different. It was painted grey, bristled with missiles, and had a nuclear powerplant.
It was the USS Long Beach CGN-9, flagship of the USS Missouri battle group. Here's the Missouri coming alongside. Later we got to see...
There are TWO famous zoos in San Diego. There's an urban zoo, then there's the San Diego Zoo Safari Park (when I visited it was called the San Diego Wild Animal Park). http://www.sdzsafaripark.org/ It's on 1,800 acres (7.3 square km) and is a bit out of the town. I last visited when I was a...