Grunt, if you are still there, go to the Pt. Loma Seafood Market and have a crab sandwich on sourdough. It's $15 and the best seafood in town AND you can eat outside too and watch the real fishing boats. A little cocktail sauce is a nice condiment too. If you go to Coronado, have a meal at The Bistro on Orange Ave. It is absolutely tiny and it is the town's best kept secret.
I was stationed at Camp Pendleton so I know about the weather. Here as a businessman at a conference on an expense account... ah the joys of civilian life!
Always liked USCG Station Newport RI. Thought it was a great place to be stationed. Always pass it out to Breton's Reef to have a have a picnic and do some Kite Flying. Del Coronado Hotel was one of my favorite places for conferences right down from the SEAL training and a beautiful beach.