{"id":1235,"date":"2012-11-07T16:19:24","date_gmt":"2012-11-07T22:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/invertedsky.net\/?p=1235"},"modified":"2012-11-07T17:21:04","modified_gmt":"2012-11-07T23:21:04","slug":"train-trip-part-5-the-san-diego-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/invertedsky.net\/?p=1235","title":{"rendered":"Train Trip Part 5: The San Diego Area"},"content":{"rendered":"

I met my friend Joel downtown for some sightseeing at the San Diego Maritime Museum.<\/p>\n

We started in the old steam powered ferry, the Berkeley<\/a>, which you can see in the background in the photo below. Then we toured the USS Dolphin<\/a>, a submarine that holds the record for the deepest depth (which is classified).\u00a0 And to compare, we crossed the dock to the Soviet B-39 Submarine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Soviet B-39 submarine at the San Diego Maritime Museum.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Inside the torpedo room<\/p><\/div>\n

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This is where the sub's speed, depth and direction was controlled.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Next we toured the HMS Surprise<\/a>, which is a replica of the 18th century Royal Navy frigate, Rose.\u00a0 It was used in the movie Master and Commander:\u00a0 The Far Side of the World.<\/p>\n

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Cannon on the HMS Surprise.<\/p><\/div>\n

Next we toured the Star of India<\/a>, which is the oldest active sailing ship, built in 1863. Clicking on the link will show what it looks like under full sail.<\/p>\n

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Looking off the bow of the Star of India.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Then we headed up the coast to the Birch Aquarium<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Jellyfish. Why don't those tentacles get tangled?<\/p><\/div>\n

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More Jellyfish<\/p><\/div>\n

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The maniacal smiling eel.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Fish lips<\/p><\/div>\n

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I loved this tank due to its size<\/p><\/div>\n

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Fish like this remind me of the movie Tron.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Dr. Seuss character<\/p><\/div>\n

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Scripps Pier<\/p><\/div>\n

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A couple of days later, a walk on the beach near Oceanside, CA.<\/p>\n

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After 5 days of visiting family, I caught the Pacific Surfliner up the coast to LA to get on the Southwest Chief.<\/p>\n

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