The Infrequent Tales of a Dysfunctional Family

Monday, July 25, 2011

California Trip - Reflections # 1

Bill's Highlights of our California Trip

Day 1 (6/20) - nothing

Day 2 (6/21) - nothing

Day 3 (6/22)
Walk with Miranda in San Diego
Dinner and beach by night with Ginger

Day 4 (6/23)
Circus of the Sea (Cirque du Mer) at Sea World
Sea Lion Show at Sea World
Trainers playing with Orcas at Sea World
Angel #1 helped us when we were lost in L.A.
Scary hotel in Chinatown

Day 5 (6/24)
Universal Studios tram ride - King Kong 3D
Tim walked up 3 of 4 levels of stairs
Tim freaked out at the House of Horrors
Animal Actors show - could have touched the falcon!
Tim now taller than me

Day 6 (6/25)
Tim's stories filled with malaprops ("mortified")
Visit with Yaqubs in Santa Barbara
Shopping at Produce Company in Santa Barbara
Shopping at Stearns Wharf in Santa Barbara
Best tasting veggies on trip at Pantry Restaurant

Day 7 (6/26)
Tim fed seagulls at Morro Rock (poopy bird got Megan)
Mission San Miguel
Mary & Patsy have us straddle Pacific and American Plates on the San Andreas Fault
Dinner at Parkfield (population 18)

Day 8 (6/27)
Shopping & pastries in Solvang (Meg along)
Bought the fairy/angel mirror in Solvang
Dinner with Meg and Hal at the Elks Club

Day 9 (6/28)
Caziers meet Meg & Hal at Golf Course breakfast

Day 10 (6/29)
Tradition: Dumbo ride with Tim
Tradition: Back car on Casey Jr. Circus Train
All the USUAL FUN STUFF!
New: World of Color - not that great

Day 11 (6/30)
Had picture taken with Tink
Aladdin Show (Genie stole it!)
New: Ariel's Undersea Adventure
Ariel's Grotto - Girls got pictures taken with 5 princesses
Bought a Tink doll

Day 12 (7/1)
Tim buys cool tricks at Magic Shop
New: Star Tours Redone - EXCELLENT!
Blue Bayou Monte Cristo Lunch
Mickey' Sound-tacular parade
Golden Horseshoe Hillbilly Band
Tradition: Autopia with Tim
Bought the Glerp
4th of July fireworks Show: America the Beautiful
Megan bought multi-colored rose

Day 13 (7/2)
Brief visit to Tara in Manhatten Beach - Ultimate Claustrophobia!
Lunch at Coco's - best dessert of the trip! (Harvest Strawberry Pie)

Day 14 (7/3)
Angel # 2 - helps us get a cab to Amtrak

Day 15 (7/4) - nothing

Megan's comments: Although I don't have a list of Highlights day by day, I would have to say that what I really enjoyed about this trip was three little girls having the time of their life - right along with their mother, father and other grandmother. Their joi de vivre was infectious, and no matter how tired or hot we were, just looking at them made the whole trip worth while.


1 comment:

Maleen said...

I agree. It was such a great trip. Robyn is sitting next to me and she says that her favorite part was Splash Mountain, except for the part where we didn't get to go. Because it had a break down.

But it was all resolved in the end. YAY! Robyn also wants you to know that we saw people stuck on the Splash Mountain ride when it wasn't working. True story.