USS Midway.

So last weekend we went down to San Diego for a night and did the scenic thing. We went on some old boats on display as well as a Russian Submarine. We also went on a Hornblower 1-hour boat ride which toured the Navy Ship Yard. The kids just loved it. There are some pictures posted on my Flickr site.

This past weekend we went back to San Diego (just for the day) and finished off what we didn't do the previous weekend. Fiona wanted to go to Richard Walker's Pancake house for brunch. There was a good size line. The food was pretty good. After that we went to the aircraft carrier USS Midway. That was a pretty cool display. We spent 3 1/2 hours there (with the kids!). Of course we went on a pretty hot day but it was a great experience. Jadon just loved it. Although the girls are probably too young to know exactly what it is they are looking, they seemed to enjoy themselves too. We let them walk through the corridors of some of the decks. Did we burn off a lot of calories. Enjoy the pictures of our Midway Trip on Flickr as well.

Some tidbits about the USS Midway:

-Commissioned in 1945 and was known as the largest ship in the world for the decade.
-Cost $90 million to build.
-Overhauled in the late 1960s for $260 million.
-Served in Vietnam War, Invasion of Kuwait, Operation Desert Storm.
-Decommissioned in 1992.
-Went on display in 2004.
-3.4 million gallon capacity.
-100,000 gallons used daily.
-260 gallons for every mile.
-4500 crew (600 men in engineering, 225 cooks, 200 pilots, 2 physicians, 1 dentist).
-10 tons of food daily, 13,500 meals served daily.