Just finished a delightful visit from K. in which we:
*hiked 6.47 miles at a local loop trail (which included 3 bubbling tar pits and 53 lizards-we counted!)
*explored historic Union Station, Olvera Street area, and Chinatown (where we ate dim sum-and then some)
*went on national TV in the Jimmy Kimmel studio audience
*got creeped out by Hollywood wannabes in Marilyn Monroe, chucky, and various superhero costumes
*visited a historic one-room schoolhouse on route 126 (now technically a 3 room one) with 53 students in grades k-6 (it is its own district!) They were so friendly and let us peek in the K-1 class and use their bathroom. a little red schoolhouse. cool
*saw Harbor seals and their pups in carpenteria
*lunched in Santa Barbara at Lettuce B. Frank (salads and hot dogs for sale)
*walked around quaint Danish influenced town of Solvang on a rainy, chilly afternoon
(K. did a white wine flight tasting at the Wandering Dog wine bar)
*drove through a cloud-slowly
*drove through the campus of UCLA-pretty but WAY too many pesky pedestrians!
*walked and shopped (well K did) on Rodeo Dr. (no celeb. sightings though)
*drove north to Malibu and lunched at "Duke's", then drove through Santa Monica to experience the (rather slimy)character of Venice Beach (including muscle beach and the public restrooms), then down to Manhattan Beach (our favorite spot of the day) to walk the pier, go gaa-gaa over beach homes, and do some bikini shopping.
*sitting by the pool
Things that will have to wait until next time:
Dodgers game
sitting on Dockweiler state beach (and zuma>where D. and I saw dolphins two 4th of julys ago)
find more surfers
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