Tour Offerings for the 2010
Academy of Anesthesiology Annual Meeting
Wednesday Morning Tour
February 24, 2010
Ted’s Tour I
Field Immobilizations and Morning Rounds
Hospital of the San Diego Wildlife Park
By public demand, Dr Stanley is arranging a tour for our San Diego Annual Meeting this year!! He has really gone out of his way to arrange an outstanding tour for those interested in how the veterinarians at the Hospital of The San Diego Wildlife Park perform field immobilizations and how they operate and anesthetize large animals.
To have enough time to see all of this, it will require splitting the tour into a morning and afternoon tour. That is to say, for those interested in watching field immobilizations and to make morning rounds with the veterinarians, Ted has arranged this to happen Wednesday morning.
This would require those interested in the Wednesday tour to come to the hotel a day early on Tuesday February 23, 2009 so they can be ready for the 615AM departure from the hotel. The tour will probably go till noon with plenty of time for the Member to get ready for the Wednesday evening activities. Transportation will be arranged.
To insure and extra room night at the hotel, those interested MUST register with the hotel as soon as possible. Whereas the low room rate is guaranteed, availability for these extra days is on a first come basis.
Cost per person has not been determined.
Thursday Afternoon Tour
February 25, 2010
Ted’s Tour II
Hospital and Operating Room Tours
Hospital of the San Diego Wildlife Park
Then on Thursday afternoon, there will be a visit and tour of the hospital and operating rooms starting like the other afternoon tours at 1230-1PM and returning to the hotel by 4-430PM.
Friday Afternoon Tour
February 26, 2010
San Diego in Full Bloom
Today your guests are in for a sensory experience they will truly treasure! With guided visits to two of San Diego’s flourishing flora destinations, Cal Pacific Orchid Farm & the Quail Botanical Gardens, each guest will walk away from this experience enamored with San Diego’s plant life.
The day begins as your guests are transferred to Cal Pacific Orchid Farm located less than one mile from the Pacific Ocean in Encinitas, California. Once there they will be greeted by the nursery’s highly skilled staff who will guide the group through the 36,000 square feet of greenhouse space totally dedicated to growing orchids. The group will experience small break-out sessions focused on “Debunking the Myth of Orchids”, “Orchid 101” and “Replanting Orchids” offering hands-on experience with high-quality orchids.
The second part of their day will be spent at the Quail Botanical Gardens which features over 35 acres of exhibits, including rare bamboo groves, desert gardens, a tropical rainforest, California native plants, Mediterranean climate landscapes, the Undersea Succulent Garden and a subtropical fruit garden. Your guests will tour the gardens with a knowledgeable docent who will inspire the group to connect with the surrounding plants and nature.
Today’s garden experience will inform your guests about the blooming nature of San Diego and inspire them in their gardens at home.
Suggested Itinerary:
12:30 PM Depart Kona Kai Resort
1:15 PM Arrive at Cal Pacific Orchid Farm
Guided tour of the area & break-put groups
2:30 PM Depart Cal Pacific Orchid Farm
2:45 PM Arrive at Quail Botanical Gardens
Guided walking tour of the area
3:45 PM Free time
4:15 PM Depart Quail Botanical Gardens
5:00 PM Return to Kona Kai Resort
Time: (4½) hours
Price: $91.00 per person
Includes:
Guided tour of the Cal Pacific Orchid Farm, approximately (1) hour
Docent led walking tour of Quail Botanical Gardens, approximately (1) hour
Free time for browsing and shopping, approximately (45) minutes
Saturday Afternoon Tour
February 27, 2010
USS Midway VIP Tour
Today guests will enjoy a VIP tour of the USS Midway, the newest addition to San Diego’s naval history. Having the distinction of being the first carrier to be named after a WWII battle, the USS Midway was launched in 1945 and had a long and prestigious career in the US Navy, being reconfigured from a straight deck carrier to an angled deck carrier in 1955. In her 47-year history, the Midway participated in actions from the Korean War, Vietnam to Operation Desert Storm. She was decommissioned for the last time at North Island Naval Air Station in San Diego in 1992. Learn today what the Midway Magic is all about.
The tour will be led by Scott McGaugh, author of Midway Magic. For the past eight years, Scott McGaugh has played an active role in the campaign to bring the USS Midway to San Diego as a permanent museum, visitor attraction and education center. He's researched the history of CV-41, interviewing more than 300 crewmen, from war-scarred "plankowners" who took USS Midway to sea in 1945 to the teenagers who launched F/A-18 Hornets in Desert Storm.
After the private VIP tour guests will have time to explore the museum on their own. There are 54 different areas of the ship to visit including a new area they are calling “Officer’s Country”. This area of the ship includes areas such fire stations, a laundry room, The Brig (jail), Quarters, a Kitchen, and Dining Halls. Officer’s Country can be visited during the VIP presentation by Scott McGaugh if the group is fewer than (17) guests or guests are free to visit this area on their self guided tour.
Suggested Itinerary for Groups up to (20):
12:30 PM Depart Kona Kai Resort
1:00 PM Arrive at USS Midway
VIP Presentation
2:00 PM Guests to tour USS Midway on own
3:30 PM Depart the USS Midway
4:00 PM Return to Kona Kai Resort
(The 4PM return is to make sure Members have enough time to get ready for the Saturday Night Black Tie Event)
Suggested Itinerary for Groups over (20):
12:30 PM Depart Kona Kai Resort
1:00 PM Arrive at USS Midway
GROUP 1: VIP Presentation
GROUP 2: Free Time
2:00 PM GROUP 2: VIP Presentation
GROUP 1: Free Time
3:00 PM Additional free time for all guests
3:30 PM Depart the USS Midway
4:00 PM Return to Kona Kai Resort
Time: (3 1/2) hours
Price: $98.00 per person
Minimum: 20 guests Maximum: 20 guests
Price: $93.00 per person
Minimum: 35 guests Maximum: 40 guests
Includes:
Admission to the USS Midway to include:
Notes:
Groups larger than (20) guests will be split up into two groups. The groups will alternate the VIP tour with a self guided tour. Each VIP tour is (45) minutes.
Groups of (17) or less can visit more exclusive behind the scenes areas of the ship during the VIP tour.