so when my longtime friend amira and her hubby julius took a train
from camarillo to san diego last sunday to visit, i was a happy lady.
finn was excited to accompany me to the santa fe depot to wait for their arrival.
we went early so i could grab a coffee and finn could sit and watch and watch some more.
his face lit up every time a coaster or a train pulled in or out,
and i knew what needed to be done. i needed to take the boys on a train ride...while they are young.
i promised him right there we would take a train ride together soon - scoutie included.
where will we go i thought. los angeles, santa barbarba?
then i realized it doesn't matter where we go.
for the boys, it's ALL about the journey, not the destination.
my friends arrived just a few minutes late and our adventures began.
i took them to a few places they hadn't seen before on their last trip,
including the point loma lighthouse. it was a cool and windy day,
but a must see for any visitor to san diego.
the highlight for all the boys were the ships we toured at the martime musem.
we toured several ships, including the star of india (1863), a fully-rigged merchant vessel,
a national historic landmark, and the world's oldest ship that still goes to sea.
we also spent time on a ship that boys swore was a pirate ship. they were pleased
to learn the ship had actually been in pirate movies - master and commander, and mostly recently,
the pirates of the carribean. i haven't seen either film, my friend alexis, was a pirate 'extra' in
master and comander (filmed at the fox studios in rosarito, mexico)
after we toured the ships,
we headed over to the submarines which was the highlight of finn's day.
we explored a 300 foot cold-war era b-39 soviet attack sub
which still had torpedos on board. it was quite an experience!
as we were walking in the hull of the submarine,
i couldn't stop thinking about the movie the hunt for red october.
i really enjoy that movie and honestly, it's the first movie i've seen with a
sub in it that had a strong enough story to hold my attention.
i'm sure i said outloud more than once how i wished my dad was with us.
he would have thoroughly enjoyed seeing all of these vessels - my brothers too.
it was a great day and a great weekend with amira and julius.
it's always wonderful being in the company of friends.
