Probably drove 800+ miles this past weekend.
Saturday, decided to head to central california. Went to Santa Barbara first, walked around a bit. Then drove to San Luis Obispo...had some awesome Santa Maria style BBQ (tri tip sandwhich and some pork ribs). hit up the Madonna Inn which is a TRIPPY fucking hotel. Gonna stay here.
https://www.madonnainn.com/
The bar was open, didn't feel like drinking booze so got a root beer float. Good shit.
Drove by Pismo Beach, it was pretty fuckin ghetto. Crowded too. Didn't go down, found a parking spot but after seeing the crowd, avoided.
Sunday, did Orange County. Hit up Tacos in Costa Mesa, then Newport Penninsula/Balboa Island. Fucking CROWDED. No one wearing masks except to go into stores, which were totally open. We only hit up a small marina area that had some small shops, it wasn't crowded at all over there, but people were dining at the restaurants.
then hit up Laguna Beach....just walked around a bit since we lucked on the parking. Went on the beach, mostly people spaced out, standing and not sitting. Put my feet in the water, then up to Dana Point and then back to LA (with a stop in Hollywood for some Mashti Malone's Persian Ice Cream).
Monday, did San Diego. Drove up, went to Oceanside and went to a cool antique shop, got more deco for the pad (doing a hawaiian theme). Hit up Encinitas, then Del Mar for some Pizza, then La Jolla Cove, then cruised Pacific Beach and Mission Beach....it was like a party everywhere. Mainly just cruised through.