texasgingerbread
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Hi, we are super excited to visit CA! I've done the Big Sur drive before but hubby has not and is really looking forward to it. I know it'll be weather dependent but we are hoping for sunny skies!!
If you have any recommendations and advice I am listening. Especially on hotel choices, eating (we're foodies), or things to skip or add with twin boys age 7.
Thursday evening
Friday
Saturday
Monday - Wednesday
Hi, we are super excited to visit CA! I've done the Big Sur drive before but hubby has not and is really looking forward to it. I know it'll be weather dependent but we are hoping for sunny skies!!
If you have any recommendations and advice I am listening. Especially on hotel choices, eating (we're foodies), or things to skip or add with twin boys age 7.
Thursday evening
- Land in San Jose 10:00pm
- Pickup rental car
- Hotel: Four Points by Sheraton Airport
Friday
- Drive to Monterey and entire day at Aquarium.
- Dinner ?, Ghiradelli for dessert.
- Hotel choices: Intercontinental The Clement or Hyatt Regency? Or find something in Carmel?
Saturday
- Drive Monterey to Pismo Beach via Highway 1
- Where is the best way to see BIG redwoods along the way?
- What time should I leave?
- If it's raining I need to ditch this plan...options?
- Bixby Bridge
- Pfeiffer Beach
- Lunch at Nepenthe
- McWay Falls
- Limekiln State Park?? (ditch if not impressive redwoods or see redwoods elsewhere?)
- Ragged Point
- Seals near San Simeon
- Morro Rock (Brown Butter Cookie Co if time)
- Gum wall in SLO (only if time and not completely out of way..worth the photo op?)
- Drive to Pismo
- Dinner?
- Hotel: Best Western Plus Shore Cliff Lodge, Pismo Beach
- About how late do you think this will be with all the stops?
- Breakfast at Splash Cafe
- Spend time in Pismo?
- Drive to Santa Barbara
- Explore Santa Barbara...not sure yet still need to research
- Ditch Highway 1 and drive to Anaheim
- assume I should leave by 2pm?
- Dinner at Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles
- Return rental car
- Check in Homewood Suites
- Disney!!! 5 day Park Hoppers (res at Minnie's, PTN BB, WOC WCT, Cafe Orleans and if we don't see Stitch at Disney Visa meet we need to add PCH Grill)
- Sleep in, check out late, possibly PCH Grill for late breakfast
- LA
- El Capitan Theater - Zootopia
- Do I need to order tickets online if opening weekend?
- Quick 5 minute photo op hollywood walk of fame,
- Hollywood sign (3000 Canyon Lake Dr.)
- Lunch - farmers market? Diablo? El Cholo? Guisados? Langer's Deli? Kogi truck?
- If time, USS Iowa
- El Capitan Theater - Zootopia
- Hotel????? Would like decent hotel on close hotel on water since returning to LA the next day.
- Sleep in
- The Donut Man
- La Brea Tar Pits (future palentologist on our hands)
- Live show for kids at 11, 1, 2
- 3D movie every 30 min
- How long will this take?
- The Last Bookstore (photo op...tunnel of books)
- LDS Temple (photo op...Christus statue)
- If time, USS Iowa
- Hubby leaves out of LAX at 6:00pm
- Hotel: LA hotel or transfer to San Diego/Carlsbad/Huntington Beach?
Monday - Wednesday
- Mom time with kids - options include San Diego Zoo or Safari Park, Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach, Legoland, beach hopping, Catalina, St Regis Monarch Beach, (already been to Coronado, Gas Lamp, Queen Mary, Midway)
- Wednesday - fly out of San Diego (can change to SNA depending on where I'm at)
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