Friday, January 7, 2011
January 7 - Mountains and Palms Without End
Off we go again,
first to breakfast at
Brisket's with John,
then
the numbers game of 10,
210
(north
and
west
with
nostalgic
diversions
to
Claremont
and
beyond),
134
(past
Griffith Park
and
Burbank),
and
101
out
of
greater Los Angeles,
and
downslope
and
up
coastwise
through
Ventura
and
Santa
Barbara
Counties --
along
and
through
the
Goleta
Range
to the
Santa Ynez and
Los Alamo Valleys.
At Pismo Beach,
it's time to call it an early-destination day at the old-timey Tides across from
Medial Rock.
No complaints
with
Room
9's
ocean
views,
and
a
walk down the
crazy old staircase
to
cliffs,
rocks,
and
water...
taking
another
staircase
back
up
to
SeaCrest
Resort,
Cottage
Inn,
Lighthouse
Suites,
and
Best
Western
Shore
Cliff
Lodge.
Dinner
at
Ventana
Grill,
sunset,
and
a
walk back to the evening's cozy-retro accomodations.