California Day 4- May 1, 2010

The fourth and last day in California was just as amazing as the other 3 days...and it was also VERY similar to Day 3 because we loved day 3 so much. And when you know what you love, why not just do it? So, our last day in sunny, warm California, we got up, went on our beach walk again and realized that we didn't really want to branch out for breakfast. So, Sugar Shack in downtown Huntington after a nice early morning beach stroll was the answer for breakfast that morning...again. There was an early morning surf competition going on at Huntington Beach that morning that was pretty cool to observe as we were walking by.

After breakfast, we wanted to head back to our hiking trails to hike more. And since we now knew what they held, we had enough time to do a pretty extensive hike. So, after a stop at Starbucks in Laguna, up into the hills we went. That day we ended up hiking probably 10-12 miles. And WOW some of the trails that we found were INTENSE. We were tired by the end...and sun burnt! Whoops, sort of forgot about the little thing called sun when it's been totally MIA in Washington.


After hiking, we had a few snacks with us that we noshed on while we rushed down to the beach. We had to get a few more hours of beach time in before heading back to cold Seattle.

A shot of the coastline from the beach we were at... hmm... how do I live here someday?? And why don't I live here now? Or at least in the vicinity of this gorgeous-ness?

Gorgeous sand and ocean. I seriously miss southern Cali so much. After our beach afternoon, we headed back to Rutabagorz for an early dinner before our 7:30pm flight out of town (seriously, I have an issue with just relentlessly over doing it on things I love). But once again, it was totally worth it and Tim shared my love for it also so we were both happy campers.

Once we returned home, we found that my birthday flowers were as gorgeous as ever! Like I mentioned in a previous post, however, the cake was not so great after a few days of sitting. Bummer. The next day, we lounged around, got caught up on laundry, groceries, you know, all of the real world stuff, and just enjoyed our last day of "vacation". We were without dog until Monday as the boarder we take her to is closed on Sundays. I am NOT complaining about this lack of insane dog, it was so nice. And as I write about this trip a month later, I am so nostalgic for sunny, warm weather. It has been rainy and cold in Seattle since literally April with only THREE, (THREE!!) sunny days, only one of which was above 70 degrees. I am still wearing sweaters in June. It is just wrong. But, alas, this post is not about that...it's about the California birthday trip which was, hands down, the best way possible I could have spent my 28th birthday.