We went on a cruise to Alcatraz Island San Francisco , bought some chocolate from Gharadeli, went to another brewpub, and had Chinese food at a restaurant in Lafayette
4/16/07 - Monterey, Ca.
On Monday morning we left David and Lorna's to drive to Monterey. We had to shuffle some of our belongings into their SUV to be able to pull the trailer up a steep hill at their house. David followed us to a shopping center and we reloaded our cargo and left for Monterey. We checked into the Cypress Tree Inn, a motel with 8 RV spaces at the side of the parking lot. We looked around the city and drove to Peter B's Brewpub near Fisherman's Wharf. Jim tried their beers and then we strolled on the wharf. There were some seals sunning on the lower dock. They were barking very loudly. Then we drove down the coast aways to Pacific Grove and took pictures of the seashore. We tried to eat at a Swiss place David and Jim ate at before in Carmel, but it was closed on Monday. We then went to the Hog's Breath Inn which use to be owned by Clint Eastwood and ate there.
4/17/07 - Monterey CA
We went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. This is probably the finest aquarium in the U.S. It has tanks that are open to the sea at night. Lots of children on school outings. Then we drove the famous 17 mile drive through Pebble Beach golf course along the coast line. We went to English Ales Brew Pup in Marina, Ca. for Jim to taste their beers.
4/18/07 - Oxnard, CA
We left for Oxnard (between Santa Barbara and Los Angeles) via Hwy 1 along the coast past Big Sur. We stopped several time to take pictures of the beautiful scenery. We made a stop at the Hearst Castle and attended Tour 1. They have 4 different tours. #1 is the one they recommend for 1st time visitors. It includes the outside pool, 1 guest house, the bottom floor of the main house and the underground swimming pool. We stopped in Santa Barbara to let Jim try beers at Santa Barbara Brewing then we drove to our very crowed rv space in Oxnard.
4/19/07 - Oxnard, CA
We left for HOLLYWOOD. We went to Graumann's Chinese Theatre and looked at the foot and hand prints of stars. I stood in John Wayne's boot prints. My (Carolyn) foot is bigger than his was. We walked the Walk of Fame and looked at the stars embedded in the sidewalk. Jim took a picture of me on Elvis' star. We went to the old Max Factor makeup studio which has been converted into the Hollywood History Museum. They had lots of costumes and parts of movie sets. They didn't allow pictures since the items were originals. We drove on Wilshire Blvd. through part of Beverly Hills. I couldn't get Jim to stop and buy something for me on Rodeo Drive!! We stopped by the Lea Brea Tar Pits and boy did it smell. We drove to the coast at Santa Monica and drove more of Hwy 1 through Malibu on the way back to Oxnard. We visited BJ's brewpub in Oxnard for Jim.
4/20/07 - Buellton, CA
We left Oxnard and drove to Flying Flags RV Park. On the way we had to go back through Santa Barbara so we stopped at the other brew pub for Jim to try beers. We stopped a few blocks away at Santa Barbara Winery and had a tasting there also. Just as we were hooking up the Casita in Buellton, Kim called and they had just arrived and were on their way to Solvang where their hotel was. They stopped by the rv park to see us a few minutes. They went to check in and Jim and I met them at their room and we all ( Kim, Steve, Lorna, David, Jim and I) went to Los Olivos for a couple of winery tastings. We left and went back to Santa Barbara through the mountain pass (again, this was our 3rd time) and had dinner at a restaurant that we were very underdressed for. Then everyone went to Santa Barbara Brewing for beer.
4/21/07 - Buellton, CA
We went with Steve, Kim, Dave and Lorna to several wineries in the Solvang and Los Olivos area for tastings. We wandered around Solvang, a quaint scandinavian-themed town full of tourist shops. We all had dinner at the Hitching Post restaurant in Buellton. This restaurant and several of the wineries we visited were featured in the movie "Sideways".
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