Adventures of an Alaskan Transplant: SoCal Travels and a Wedding!

Last week we traveled to Southern Califnoria for Andrew's cousin's wedding - it was a great trip! We spent most of the time in the San Diego/Carlsbad area and had great weather for it (in the 70s and 80s in October)!

We flew in Tuesday afternoon and spent the evening in the Carlsbad/Solana Beach area. We went to dinner at a great place called Fidel's and drove the Pacific Coast Highway there and back - it was beautiful, and the food was fantastic!

The view on the drive to dinner

Guacamole dip at Fidels!

Wednesday was tourist day as we drove down to San Diego and checked out Belmont Park at Mission Beach and then Balboa Park in the city.

While at Belmont Park, we rode the Giant Dipper - the famous old wooden roller coaster on the boardwalk!

The famous Museum of Man in Balboa Park

The iconic Botanical Building

Thursday we went to... Disneyland! It was a fantastic trip - see the separate post here.

Friday, we slept in and lazed about, recuperating from the long day before. We relaxed at the beach for awhile as well. We are both definitely used to the Atlantic and Gulf Coast beaches, so this was a nice change as we watch surfers while we were there. The Pacific is definitely colder!

Cold water!

We went in well before the high of the day - which was 85!

Saturday was the big day - Jenn and Erik's wedding! Since the wedding was not until 2pm, we spent the morning at the hotel pool, then we headed to Pelican Point for the wedding. The Point overlooked the beach on a bluff and the wedding was beautiful! The view perfectly complemented Jenn and Erik, and the food and family was fantastic. It was a clear, sunny day - not what they were expecting for an October wedding. The high was around 85 that day! I, being the smart one that I am, left my sunscreen in the car, and roasted that day, but it was well worth it celebrating with the newlyweds and their family and friends!