Trips for Santa Monica State Beach

JUNE 29th!!!! Time to wrap everything up and get on my way! I pretty much finished my packing last night, there is just a few more things I need to add. It is seriously difficult deciding what to pack! Sara spent a lot of time putting some …

Day one. Arrived in Vegas around 3:30pm local time. I love McCarran Airport . Took the airport shuttle to the new Rent-A-Car facility...wow. We had a Dodge Charger reserved but when we got there they offered a convertable upgrade for free so …

We started our first day in LA with an American breakfast at Mel’s Diner in Hollywood – famous as being the location for much of American Graffiti starring Ron Howard, amongst others (although I believe most of that footage was actually shot in a …

Vicky and I took advantage of the 3 day weekend to head down to southern California and to be tourists. We went around all of the hot spots around Downtown Los Angeles. Here are the pictures and recap of the trip. You can view the photo set …

We are here!!!! After traveling for nearly 11 hours, we finally arrived in San Francisco! Wow what a great city. After checking in at Radisson Hotel , fishermans wharf we took it easy for a while since the hours are really messed up and we …

Friday-The Arrival There was horrible traffic when we arrived in LA. Took us 45 minutes to get to the hotel. The hotel is located in Westwood in a very nice and quiet area. Its next to Beverly Hills. Westwood Village District is approx 2 or …

Only 58 days 'til departure! I'm getting anxious already. I'm pretty sure I can handle all the driving, as long as the new Wrangler holds up. Plans are starting to get firmed up. The kids are looking forward to Disneyland almost as much as …

Day one started out a bit late due to an accident on the freeway. We left Rocklin around 10:45 am and headed toward Santa Cruz. We made it to Santa Cruz without incident in exactly 3 hours. We parked at the Boardwalk and spent about an hour …

Trip to LA on Memorial day weekend 2007