California Vacation wrap-up

I wasn't fooling when I said I had a lot to share. So I am finally getting around to the vacation part of my California trip. Don's brothers John and Mark live in San Diego so we spent most of our time with them, but we also got to visit our friends Dave and Miranda who now live in San Diego. We don't get to see them nearly as much as we would like so this was a real treat.

Here is Dave watering. He made an awesome fountain out of metal buckets for their little back patio and they had a total of three grapefruit trees! I was so bummed that they were not ripe while we were there, but Dave has promised to ship me some when the are ready.

This is Ernie. Ernie is really Miranda's sisters dog but I think he has developed a special bond with Dave and Miranda since they have been watching him. He is an adorable little guy and he literally eats out of Miranda's hands.

I just thought this was funny catching him in mid air.

We were all set to go on a scooter ride one morning but sadly the Lambretta would not start.

I was dying to get outside and see some "California" so Don's brother Mark and his wife Grace took us out to Mission Beach. It was great to just be outside and walk along the beach.

Mark braved my camera and snagged a couple shots of me and Don. Not bad!

One of the most random and exciting parts of the trip. As we were leaving Mission beach there was some sort of EA games going on, I can't remember exactly, but we just saw this motocross guy soar through the air! It was awesome. I headed up to the front and caught some awesome shots. Watch the slideshow to see more of them in action. It is really cool.

AMAZING

Me and Don at Sunset Beach

On our last day we went out to Temecula with some other couples for wine tasting. It was the perfect way to end our trip. We had a blast and I splurged buying a case of wine, all different kinds.

Dave and Miranda

Don got this fun shot of me and Miranda. I love that California light!

So check out the slideshow. It may stall a little in the middle because I have the motocross guys going so quickly but hopefully it doesn't hang up too much depending on how fast your internet access is. You can always go directly to the gallery view if you don't like sitting through the whole show.
We had a wonderful time and it was so good to see everyone.