What do you see when you ride the ferry across San Diego Bay, from Coronado to downtown’s Broadway Pier? Well, come along and I’ll show you!
Early this afternoon I stepped aboard Flagship’s venerable ship Cabrillo, which for many years has served as a Coronado ferry. We got underway from the Coronado Ferry Landing at 12:30. (The ferry that goes to the Broadway Pier departs every bottom of the hour.)
It’s winter. Even though it was mostly overcast today, and a bit chilly, this is San Diego after all, so of course the trip was pleasant. But I’m glad I wore a jacket out on the bay in the brisk sea breeze.
Passengers begin to board Cabrillo from the pier at the Coronado Ferry Landing. My one way ticket was only five dollars. Slowly crossing San Diego Bay is like a scenic harbor tour, without the narration.Lots of passengers bring bicycles. Coronado is a fine place for biking. Many enjoy the dedicated bike lane which leads down the Silver Strand to Imperial Beach. It’s part of the 24-mile Bayshore Bikeway, which loops around the South Bay.The pier at the Coronado Ferry Landing is a perfect place for fishing or simply relaxing. You don’t need a saltwater fishing license when you’re on a pier in San Diego!A couple leans against the rail and looks toward the small beach by the Coronado Ferry Landing.Here we go!Across the bay you can see downtown San Diego’s beautiful skyline. This photo shows the Embarcadero, from the USS Midway Museum to the San Diego Convention Center!I was surprised at all the boating activity today. The COVID-19 pandemic has been going on for about a year, and I think more and more people want to be outside in the fresh air enjoying life.There they go.I see three very different sets of white sails. The sails of a passing sailboat, the sails of The Shell–the San Diego Symphony’s new outdoor concert venue, and the distinctive sails of the San Diego Convention Center.Here comes the ferry that runs between the convention center and Coronado. That small vessel is the Silvergate, which I love to ride!This guy was out on the water on a stand up paddle board.Here comes Pilot, one of the many historic vessels in the collection of the Maritime Museum of San Diego. If you want a great narrated tour of San Diego Bay, I definitely recommend buying a ticket. Better yet, become a member of the Maritime Museum and you get a couple complimentary tickets for their harbor tour!A wave as they pass by!That blue building over the water is the San Diego Pier Cafe at Seaport Village.Here come two small U.S. Navy patrol boats at a high rate of speed!Guarding naval ships and bases in San Diego Bay.A couple passes by in a little boat. I believe that’s the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier docked at North Island in the distance.She steers as he prepares the fishing gear.If the Pier Cafe appears odd to you, that’s probably because it was brown for decades. Many of Seaport Village’s buildings have recently been repainted under new ownership.What’s all that activity on the pier by Seaport Village? People are eyeing fresh fish at the Tuna Harbor Dockside Market. That means today must be Saturday. Meanwhile, a couple of kayakers paddle by…I see four blue seiners docked at the G Street Pier. These vessels use nets to catch live bait for boats heading out to the Pacific Ocean on sportfishing trips.Beyond the seiners and the pier I see the USS Midway aircraft carrier, a very popular museum and San Diego attraction.On the G Street Pier you can see stacked lobster traps. I love to photograph them from time to time.A tiny yellow boat zips past a very, very large boat! An absolutely immense boat with numerous aircraft on its flight deck!Here comes a whole line of tiny boats! Looks like a fun, guided harbor tour.As we pass by the horns of the USS Midway aircraft carrier, museum visitors look down at us from the flight deck.A zoom photo of more sailboats out on San Diego Bay. I see Harbor Island in the distance. We’re almost to the Broadway Pier now.Downtown straight ahead!Our ferry trip across San Diego Bay is almost over. It’s always a lot of fun.Tying up at the dock.Disembarking.A line of people is waiting to catch the ferry back to Coronado!
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