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Coronado Ferry to Broadway Pier (near Seaport Village):

bulletLeaves every half hour 9:30am-10:30pm from the Ferry Landing Marketplace (about 1/2 mile from our house). 
bulletCost is $2 one way.
bulletWater taxi available after hours from same location, $5 anywhere on the Bay

Whale watching (Harbor Excursions, 234-4111)

bulletLeaves at 9:30am and 1:30pm from the Broadway Pier
bulletTour is ~4 hours and costs $11 per person (military discount from MWR ticket office)
bulletBirch Aquarium at Scripps naturalists are on board to narrate the trip - we saw about a dozen whales in early Feb!

Walking Tour of Coronado (Nancy, 435-5993)

bulletEvery Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
bulletLeaves at 11am from the Glorietta Bay Inn Music room
bulletTour is 8 blocks and lasts about 90 minutes
bullet$8 per person

Hiking

bulletTorrey Pines state reserve - 30 minute drive
bulletAnza Borrego Desert - about an hour away
bulletPalm Springs - 2-3 hours away
bulletJoshua Tree - about 2 hours away
bulletMt. Laguna - there's snow at 6,000' if you miss the cold weather!  About 45 min away.

Dining Out

bulletCoronado Brewing Company
bulletPeohe's (seafood, sushi and harbor view)
bulletBistro D'Asia (sushi)
bulletMexican Village
bulletIsland Pasta
bulletChez Loma - French cuisine we must try before we leave!

Music, Marine Life and Museums

bulletBalboa Park - 19 museums, theater, zoo and a beautiful park
bulletLa Jolla Music Society
bulletSan Diego Chamber Orchestra
bulletSan Diego Opera
bulletSan Diego Symphony
bulletSea World
bulletBirch Aquarium
bulletThe Lamb's Players - theatre company on Coronado
bulletOld Globe Theater - replica of Shakespeare's Olde Globe, in Balboa Park

Shopping

bulletSeaport Village
bulletHorton Plaza - beautiful multi-level outdoor shopping center in the Gaslamp Quarter