One of the best perks of living in (or visiting) Southern California is of course the beach. We love the beach! The weather is almost always perfect and the scenery is beautiful; which is why everyone goes there. And it is a sure way to make kids happy, even if they do have sand coming out of who knows where for the following three days. But, we do the typical beach day a lot. So, this spring break we decided to branch out from the normal and do something new. Or, I should say new for everyone but me. Whale watching! I went when I was a teenager, but the…