Allison and I went to LA for Mother's Day this past weekend. We headed out on Friday night and came back early on Sunday morning. Made both flights no problem.
On Saturday, we told mom that we'd do whatever she wanted to do. Her latest favorite place is Crystal Cove, down in Orange County. Beach, hiking trails, cottages and food. The best part is the cluster of cottages they have, some of which are in quite a state of dis-repair. There is an alliance responsible for restoring the cottages. The ones that are restored can be rented like hotel rooms. My parents have stayed there before, but they are VERY popular and hard to reserve.
We spent the day down at the beach, wandering, relaxing and enjoying the weather. We all had lunch at the "Shake Shack," which is operated by the Ruby's diner chain. Then we did a bunch of walking along the cliff and then back along the beach. There are tide pools you can explore, but we didn't find much of anything. Just a few small shell crabs and anemones.
We got scolded by the State Park police guy for having glass bottles. It's not posted anywhere and none of us even thought about it.
Here are some photos from the day.
