Cali Trip
8-7 to 8-11-14
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| Hoover Dam |
This has been our first Mother-Daughter trip in many years and what better destination
than to see what Jason has been up to in far off Redondo Beach, CA. It has been several years since we’ve both
seen him so off we went in the big jet plane.
Jenni was busy squeezing my hand in terror of flying as we traversed the
breadth of this great country. We
finally got a glimpse of the incredible topography below us including the Hoover
Dam and the Grand Canyon, after convincing the guy hogging the window seat to
share the view!
Jason picked us up at LAX and off we went to do a little grocery shopping before seeing where he lives. The weather is absolutely perfect. No humidity and no bugs. Jenni has fallen in love with the succulent plants that are the predominant feature of every Cali garden.
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| large canvas painting created by Jason |
Jason lives
in a cozy little bungalow. Look, there’s
Jake, “Hey ole boy”. Gracing the main
wall of the living room is a large canvas of Jason’s creation and flanked by a
few surfboards. Very cool. We shared some lovely meals out back under
the olive tree. Jason turned me on to
red zinfandel. One brand stands out, Old
Zin Vines.
Venice Beach
reminds me a lot of Daytona Beach boardwalk but in a larger scale, hosting a
transient group of people in a flea market kind of atmosphere. We passed hundreds of vendors and shops as we
made our way along the beach. Flocks of
people stopped to watch a group of break dancers warm up in anticipation of their
show. We stayed and watched for quite a
while. It was fun.
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| Nice photo of Jason and Jenni taken at Gjelina. |
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| Venice Beach graffiti |
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| heirloom tomato salad |
Fine dining at Gjelina. The heirloom tomato salad was to die for.
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| Jenna's Boutique |
Hiking to
Abilone Cove. Just look at those
beautiful crustaceans.
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Julie in front of the Shark Stage
after Buffet Concert. |
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Replica of "Jaws"
pretty fearsome |
A free Jimmy Buffet concert marked the
beginning of “Shark Week” at Redondo Pier then off to
Manhattan Pier via taxi to see Jason.
A road trip
to Malibu with Jason and Ruya followed with a yummy lunch on the beach.
Afterwards, we did a little hiking up the bluff for some spectacular views.
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| beautiful view of Malibu Beach |
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| Jenni has jet lag |
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| Yo, supp |
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Felt so good to hug my Jason
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We jetted in
and out of LAX in a matter of 5 days. Bye Jason. Could you make it back to Florida for Christmas?
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