Out and about on a Saturday

First stop the Visions Art Museum to look at a juried exhibition of innovation in quilting and surface design. It was housed in a heritage site, formerly the location of a naval training site, now the home of arts and culture organizations in Spanish revival buildings. 

Next, a tour of the WWII aircraft carrier, Midway. My one clear thought at the end of a few hours of winding our way up and down and through the enormous ship is that you did not want to be one of the poor souls who kept the steam engines running in the bowels of the ship. This was in 1945 but the conditions seemed medieval to me. The carrier’s size is impossible to come to terms with yet a newer one to be completed next year will dwarf this one.  

It was still daylight so on a whim, we drove over the huge bridge that connects Coronado Island to San Diego, went for a walk on the famous hotel grounds and beach, had the best hamburger we’ve probably ever had, then dropped into a charming Art Deco movie house to watch a movie.