A Week in Southern California

~ 5:00 A.M.  ~

Beginning of a wonderful week in San Diego

Off to the Queen Mary Hotel

~ Hampton Inn Channel Islands ~

 After staying the night in Long Beach on the Queen Mary Hotel (Photos)

We spent two nights in Oxnard, between Santa Monica and Santa Barbara.

An early morning walk with my husband

~Channel Islands~

An afternoon in Santa Monica

~ Last Burger on Land ~

I had this breakfast burger a year ago
and have been dreaming of enjoying it again all year!

~ Pacific Park ~

Another night in Oxnard

~ Oxnard Beach ~

Off to Santa Barbara

State Street, Santa Barbara

My goofy Dennis Quaid smile

~ Santa Barbara Beach ~

Back to San Diego for three more nights at the Dana Hotel

Early morning walk along the marina

I got up every morning at 5:00 for a quiet walk

My Brother-in-law's cute little rental car

Museum of Contemporary Art
I am not so sure I would like what is inside this museum,
But I loved this boat art out front.

~ Newport Ave, Ocean Beach, San Diego, CA ~

Another day...

~ The view outside our room ~

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~ Kono's Surf Club Cafe 704 Garnet Ave ~

~ View of Ocean From Kono's Cafe ~

It was one wonderful week!

Snow Trip

What I love about California is that you can bask under palm trees one day 

and romp in snow the next. 

~ Overlooking Blue Canyon near Emigrant Gap ~

This weekend we took a little jaunt up to play in the snow.
You can see the pictures of our snow trip here .

Sun, Surf, and Palm Trees

This is my goofy Dennis Quaid (see the similarity) smile. 

From these photos, I found out that I don't like my new sunglasses. 

Oh well, at least they make a good headband.

I posted photos of my trip in: A Week in Southern California.

The Queen Mary Hotel

  The Queen Mary Hotel

Long Beach, California

Check-In Passport

One of many old telephone booths on the Sundeck

Shop in the Main Hall

Sunset on the Sundeck

Sunrise view of Carnival Imagination cruise ship from the Queen Mary

Sunrise on the Sundeck

Lounging on the Sundeck

Looking at Long Beach

Photo of painting of the Queen Mary at sea

We enjoyed a lovely, relaxing 24 hours on the Queen Mary.
I will post photos of our tour of the Queen Mary in another post.