A few days before the start of Christmas vacation, we came across a Groupon deal for the Bahia Resort Hotel in Mission Bay. We've always admired the location of this hotel, as it's right on a couple of our favorite coves, where we often ride bikes, sail, and play in the water. We reserved a room for Sunday night, and got our break off to a good start with a little mini-staycation.
We loved the location of the hotel--as you can see, our room was very convenient for storing and launching the Sabot! We kept it right on the grass outside our slider, and easily carried it onto the beach to launch. It was such the perfect spot for the kids to go right outside the room and play--Jared and the boys went for a nice long walk along the water early on Monday morning casting their fishing poles. Then we got the boat in the water and waited for the wind to come up--we were able to spend a couple of hours out sailing and playing in the sand before we hurried back to check out on time! The weather on Monday was absolutely amazing--perfectly blue sky, sunny, warm, and really clear water. The breeze was light but perfect for Parker to practice sailing some more--he's really gotten the hang of steering with the tiller and determining the direction of the wind/which way to steer accordingly. He is always so proud and excited when he sails--we all love it.
That's our room, right behind the Sabot.
The view from our room to the marina--so pretty. The paddleboat on the right is a reproduction, but it was very pretty and lit up at night. Unfortunately, it doesn't run during the winter, but at other times of the year registered hotel guests can go for boat rides across the bay for free.
The boys did a lot of this during the evening--what the heck, it's vacation! It was really cold and windy that evening, so it made sense to hunker down inside. Our room was a suite, which was cool--it had a little stove, good sized mini-fridge, microwave, toaster, and sink. There was a separate, very small bedroom with a queen-sized bed, and this couch opened up into a big bed, where the boys slept. They absolutely loved their bed! They had the best view of the bay and lights at night--jealous.
Parker took this picture of Levi--he was absolutely giddy, loving jumping on the bed/couch and being silly. Hotels are so fun!
Woke up to a gorgeous day on Monday. On the sand right outside our room. You can rent kayaks, peddle boats, stand up paddle boards, and bikes right here, as well as sailboats and probably motor boats.
The Bay was absolutely deserted--the beaches and water were virtually our own.
Sand sledding--Christmas in Southern California :)
Captain Parker at the helm--he was pointing to the buoy that were were going to tack around. The wind was perfect--light enough that he could sail himself without any issues, but strong enough that we still clipped along. I love that Sabot!
Wishing for wind...duck pond.
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