please post best things to do in the following ports

hi all looking for some advise from past passengers or local

californias

going to the following ports

san diego

san francisco

santa barbara

enseida mexico

please advise best things to see do

do not like to do tours from ship too long and overprices

thanks you ALL for your suggestions

:)

If you come over to the West Coast Departures board, here:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=413

There is lots of info about San Diego (Zoo, Balboa Park, Midway etc) and some about San Francisco. A search on this board and the West Coast board will bring up lots of threads on both ports.

Ensenada is in Mexico, and is covered extensively on the Mexican Rivera board, here:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=203

A search of this board will find dozens of threads about Santa Barbara, including this large one:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1701486

Where things like wine tasting, whale watching and other ideas come up.

thank you for sending me all those links:)

With regards to San Fran.... my fav experiences

• Alcatraz
  
• Bay Cruise
  
• Cable cars (get a day pass if you plan to have more than 3 rides)
  
• Golden Fortune Cookie Factory (they have chocolate and adult cookies!)
  
• helicopter ride
  
• Lobardi street
  
• going over the Golden Gate.... taking pictures at both ends
  

Ensenada has the best fish tacos in the world....down at the fish market...Sparkly clean....6 tacos for $6.00.....they were great....