After the wedding, Special K and I went to California for a fun, albeit much too-short, honeymoon. We only had 4 days really, so in a nutshell, this is what we did (don't panic, this is a family friendly post):
Day 1: Flew to San Diego, rented a red mustang convertible and cruised around Old Town and Coronado island. We walked along the pier and even a toured the USS Midway, a retired aircraft carrier (which was much more interesting than it sounds, ladies).
Day 2 &3 : Drove up the Pacific Coast highway to Long Beach, stopping here and there to watch the surfers in Laguna Beach and Huntington beach.
Once in Long Beach, we boarded the ferry to Catalina Island. Fun fact: The whole island is owned by the Wrigleys (yes, the gum people), and everyone drives a golf cart!
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| There were pimped out golf carts, golf carts with baby seats, golf cart tow-trucks. So cute. |
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| We also did a lot of this. |
Day 3&4: After spending the night in Huntington Beach (hot tip: for your next US holiday, try using Hotwire.com to book your hotel, we lucked out big time.), we drove to Escondido, the wild animal park, and did a zip-line tour over the animals. It was very very cool, and left one of us with extremely white knuckles (rhymes with dirt).
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| This was the route |
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| He did not want to let go |
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| These are rhinos, really. |
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| soaring like a bird! |
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| We did it! |
We spent that last night in the "Gaslamp" district of San Diego, just relaxing and people watching from the outdoor restaurants. We also gorged ourselves on the best crab-stuffed lobster!
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| Sure we found out afterwards that it cost $96, but what the hell! Look how happy he is. |
