San Diego fica a 194 km (cerca de 2h) ao sul de Los Angeles. Normalmente a cidade não é incluída nos roteiros de viagem pela Califórnia, mas isso é uma injustiça! É cheia de atrações, principalmente se você viaja com crianças. Como o tempo normalmente é escasso nas viagens e os interesses diferentes, vale selecionar o que mais agrada ao seu grupo e analisar como comprar os ingressos para as atrações escolhidas mais barato. Há cupons de desconto na recepção dos hotéis e programas como o CityPass sul da Califórnia e o Go San Diego Card. Optamos por este último e ainda incluímos o Legoland California no passe.
Uma das atrações mais famosas é o San Diego Zoo. Zoológicos não são nossas atrações preferidas, mas não são todos que tem um panda, emprestado pelo Governo da China, fora deste país. Não teve jeito: entramos na fila para ver o “ursinho”, animal que sempre tive vontade de conhecer! E depois difícil foi resistir à vontade de levar os pandinhas (grandes e pequenos, sozinhos ou com suas famílias) vendidos nas lojinhas do parque.
Eles oferecem um “guided bus tour” que dura cerca de meia hora e cobre 70% da área do zoo (incluído no preço do ingresso normal). Sugiro sentar no segundo andar para uma melhor visão. É fácil andar com o carrinho de bebê e achamos muito útil levá-lo, já que as distâncias percorridas são grandes e os pequenos ficam cansados! O estacionamento é gratuito. O horário de funcionamento varia no decorrer do ano e pode ser conferido aqui.
Ele fica localizado no Balboa Park, que oferece muitas outras atrações que agradarão a todos os gostos, como centro de ciências, museu de história natural, museu do ar e espaço, museu automotivo, jardim japonês, carrossel, trenzinho, parquinhos,… Me arrependi de não ter planejado um tempo maior no parque!
O Sea World dispensa apresentações (o horário de funcionamento varia e pode ser conferido aqui). Foram as primeiras montanhas-russas dos meus filhos de 5 e 8 anos (o menor só não pode ir na Manta, que tem altura mínima de 1,22m, e ficou bem chateado!). Eles se apaixonaram! Há atrações para todas as idades, e até a bebê (1 ano) se divertiu muito. Outra coisa que gostaram muito foram os shows. Passaram boa parte da viagem imitando os sons dos leões marinhos.
Há atrações (e shows, dependendo de onde você sente), que podem te deixar encharcado. É aconselhável levar toalha e uma muda de roupa, pelo menos para as crianças. Uma dica do parque é planejar estar em alguma área fresca no meio do dia em épocas mais quentes. Estas incluem o Wild Artic, o Penguin Encounter, o Turttle Reef, o Shark Encounter ou um dos três aquários.
Nosso quarto destaque é o USS Midway (10-17h), um museu porta-aviões (ou porta-aviões museu?) muito legal, mesmo pra quem não tem muito interesse em guerras e afins. Você pode fazer um áudio tour auto-guiado (incluído no valor do ingresso) que permite que cada um visite no seu ritmo, e pule o que não tem interesse. Ali perto ainda está a famosa Estátua do Beijo do Marinheiro, para as tradicionais fotos. Depois você pode escolher entre o Seaport Village, uma espécie de shopping ao ar livre, ou o Gaslamp Quarter (entre a 4. e a 8. av.).
Mas a atividade que mais marcou as crianças foi a aula de construção de castelo de areia com o San Diego Sand Castles, principalmente os dois mais velhos. O de 5 anos fazia os detalhes de decoração com mamãe, e a de 1 ano foi mantida pelo pai a uma distância segura da construção, brincando na beira da água congelante do Pacífico. Depois da obra pronta, eles queriam que o castelo durasse para sempre, e quase choraram quando o pai sugeriu iniciar uma guerra de areia que destruiria a construção! Não é uma atividade barata, mas é a primeira memória quando falamos em San Diego.
Um ponto que parece interessante em San Diego é Old Town San Diego Historic Park, que retrata o velho-oeste americano. Chegamos a ir até lá mas, como contei no post do roteiro da viagem, estávamos viajando de motorhome e não encontramos vaga para nossa “casinha” nos estacionamentos próximos. Uma dica para conhecer essa e outras atrações sem ter que se preocupar com estacionamento é o San Diego Trolley.
Para quem quer fazer compras, o Las Americas Premium Outlet fica a apenas 26 km, na fronteira com o México.
Obs: Perdemos quase todas as fotos do início da viagem quando troquei o aparelho celular porque o funcionário da loja da Apple não fez o back-up como solicitei. Das fotos desse post só a última é nossa. Recuperamos porque havíamos enviado para a vovó. As outras são da web.
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