We left Anaheim for San Diego today. Mistake no. 1: Ross left us packing up while he went to pick up our hire car, a large 8 seater…with no boot space!! Nowhere for our 7 bags of luggage to be stored, so we had to go to John Wayne Airport to swap it for a similar car with room in the boot (or is that the trunk?)
The trip to San Diego from there is listed in guides as an hour long, but it took HOURS… The freeway was at a standstill in places, and we have no idea why. We turned off to Oceanside Harbor to find lunch at 1.30pm, which is a seaside haven full of boats that reminds me of Hamilton Island Marina. We then decided to follow the coast rather than return to the highway, and really enjoyed the scenic route. We toured through Carlsbad and arrived at Legoland at 3pm.
The Legoland Hotel where we are staying for the next two nights is amazing. It has only been open though for five weeks, and some of its teething problems are obvious. For example, I overheard some discussions with housekeepers about people being let into rooms that weren’t yet clean, and when we asked for information about breakfast options such as restaurant or room service, no one could tell us!! Checkin is from 4pm but they forgot about us until I asked at 5pm if our rooms were ready. Rooms take a maximum of 5, so we have booked two rooms here – one with a medieval/castle theme, and the other with a pirate theme. Which will make sense once I post some photos!
Mistake no. 2: not including a rest day amongst all these theme park days. Jarrod and Tim had a disagreement, which was difficult to deal with as I looked at their very tired eyes and felt guilty about the hours they have been keeping!
We went to the in-house restaurant for a buffet dinner, which was GREAT. Salads and vegetables galore, as well as many other dishes, soups, entrees and desserts. And no fries in sight! I had a plate full of corn, broccolini and zucchini! We the went to the pool to watch a Ninjago movie. And a bucket of Lego is provided in every room. And a treasure chest safe containing mini Lego figurines and chocolates for the kids. Zac, Sam and Belle are in heaven for yet another day!