Tourists lined up to board the small ship that would provide the one hour excursion.

Boarding was on the lower deck of the cruise ship.

The top deck of the ship was laid out with tables and chairs. Not very crowded because of the threat of rain.

The USS Midway Aircraft Carrier was permanently docked and had become a museum.

The port side of the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier as the cruise ship passed by.

The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) was one of the active duty ships that our tour boat passed that afternoon.

Coronado Island (really a peninsula connected to the mainland by a 10-mile isthmus called the Silver Strand).

A hotel on Coronado Island with a park lining the shore and city streets in the background.

Run by the same folks that ran the tour, San Diego Harbor Excursion ran the Cabrillo ferry connecting Coronado Island to San Diego.

More war ships at dock and undergoing repairs.

Here was a dredging barge from Long Beach up on a floating dry dock to have its bottom refinished.

Here was a freighter named the Evergreen State empty and high in the water in dock for repair.

A large hospital ship was docked.

A large industrial terminal was on the San Diego side of the bay. Owned by North American Terminals, Inc., it appeared fully functional.

A small park bordered the waterfront on the San Diego side. This was Embarcadero Marina Park, South.

This was the southern tip of Embarcadero Marina Park, North.

And the cruise ended up passing by the USS Midway Museum once again.

The return to San Diego passed a large statue of two people kissing on shore in a park.