We have been staying at the Admiral Baker RV Park outside of San Diego for almost ten days now. In the past you had to be past or current military to stay here but now it is open to the general public. We have enjoyed our stay here which included an unexpected fireworks display one night from the nearby San Diego Stadium. We later learned it was one of the biggest fireworks shows west of the Mississippi and a San Diego tradition which includes a musical soundtrack synchronized to fireworks from all over the world.
We also went to see the USS Midway aircraft carrier located in San Diego. The Midway was one of America’s longest-serving aircraft carriers with over sixty exhibits, 29 restored aircraft, and two flight simulators. Over 225,000 sailors served aboard this vessel during her time in service.
She was commissioned in 1945 at the end of World War 2 and was decommissioned in 1992, serving during the Vietnam War and was the Persian Gulf flagship during Operation Desert Storm.