Balboa - Day 3

Another fun day at the beach! We pretty much did a repeat of Monday...lots more sand dollars, boogie boarding, and hanging out. 

 

Balboa - Day 2

Today we headed across the bay on the ferry and spent the day on the pier. Most everyone played sand volleyball while a few of them walked to the beach and ran from the waves. We shopped a little bit, ate all the yummy food, and went on a whale watching boat tour. We didn't see whales but we got an incredible experience with several pods of dolphins. They were everywhere! They chased the boat in the back, led the boat in the front, jumped everywhere. It was amazing! We headed back to the Braun's rental and got pizza for the kids so the 4 adults could go to a nice dinner. It was a wonderful day!

 

Balboa - Day 1

Because of the convention in Cedar City we couldn't get flights to California until late Sunday night, but we flew into the smaller Orange County airport which is closer to Balboa Island. The flight was quick and picking up our rental van was easy and quick as well so we made it to our rental house by midnight. The kids quickly fell asleep. We slept in then headed to the beach with the Brauns. It was windy but warm wo the kids loved it. I couldn't believe how many sand dollars they were able to find. They spent hours walking the beach looking for them, boogie boarding, playing football, and enjoying time together. After we got all showered we walked down and got the infamous frozen bananas.