Hello all. I'm so glad you have made it with me this far. Today is going to be another good day. The plan was to head out to sea for whale watching then to legoland for good times and to bring in the new year with crazy hip-hop and fireworks.
we warned the kiddos that they should expect a boring sail out to the pacific and to bring games. that seemed to work really well because not once did they ask when we would be docking. so when it seemed as though we would not see any gray whales on our little 3 and a half hour voyage we saw a blow way off in the distance. a-hoy matties...
Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee.
--captain ahab, Moby Dick
...I couldn't help it. We weren't quite ahabs but we almost did not find a whale. so the whale we were searching for were gray whales (whale migration). We didn't seen any flukes or breaching but we definitely saw a whale in the wild which was very exciting.
after docking we hustled off the boat, grabbed a bite then headed for legoland. the kiddos had some great times. miniland was one of the biggest hits and we spent most of our time there. it was also the location of the main stage and the "ball drop" which occurred at 6p.m. local time. (hey it's a kids park and they have bedtimes.) Se we saw what we could of the park and really enjoyed it. after some minor breakdowns as we waited for the countdown and fireworks to get started, i got jake to sit on my shoulders. i think it was as much fun for me as it was for him. so he got some good shots of the stage and then we watched the fireworks. kiley was a trooper as usual. she is amazingly always on the move....just like the rest of her family.
after the fireworks we took a short boat ride around miniland and then headed out. another great day!!
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