Post #790244 by rum on the rideau on Sat, Sep 29, 2018 1:57 PM

New tiki trip takes/took us to SoCal, like last year took us to places we hadn't been to before. First part of trip, booked many months ago, was supposed to be centered around Don The Beachcomber, but its closing kinda put a hamper on that, so to start we went north to Ventura and then to Huntington and added Laguna as a stop. Intinerary was:

Sept 13-19 along the coast - Ventura, Huntington, Laguna
Sept 20-24 San Diego
Sept 25-29 L.A.
Sept 30- Oct 2 Disney!!!

This report will be way less photo extensive than the previous for two reasons, way shorter making it easier to go though and camera died two days in. Pics generally are all from cell phone.

Day 1 LAX - Car rental. Sorry car just recalled, choose another. No other issues after that. Yay. Drove up the Pacific Coast Highway to Ventura listening to surf tunes all the way. Amazing drive seeing all these towns and places I've seen referenced in so many movies, TV, etc. Checked into hotel and walked the 2 blocks past a park with a What!! craft beer festival?.. to Ventiki. Great venue, great vibe. Most of the bar seating is outside and bar was packed so we happily spent the night outside chatting with locals. First of many mugs acquired.

edited to correct typos

[ Edited by: rum on the rideau 2018-09-29 14:11 ]

[ Edited by: rum on the rideau 2018-10-07 09:03 ]