Adventures of an Alaskan Transplant: trolley ride

Friday, June 15, 2018

Twins go to SoCal! (Part 3 of 3)

Sunday morning we slept in and then drove back down to San Diego. After we returned the rental car, we Uber'd to Coronado Island and checked into the historic Hotel Del Coronado. It was much cooler on the island and a bit breezy, so we spent the afternoon at the pool and had dinner at a local pizza place.

Monday morning we had breakfast in the famous Crown Room and then headed out on a hop-on hop-off trolley tour.

Our first trolley stop was Old Town San Diego. We thought we'd just stop for a few minutes, and stayed for a few hours!

Monday evening Pampered Chef sponsored a Movie Night on the beach - we watched Top Gun!

The easiest shortcut to our room was through the pool - so we got some neat views of it!

Tuesday was quite cool, so we lounged around the hotel and had breakfast outdoors.

Wednesday was our last full day at The Del, so we spent most of it at the pool. In the morning though, we walked the beach and saw that the story about glitter in the sand was true. We also saw a lot of sand dollars. They are purple and fuzzy when they are still alive!

That evening was Pampered Chef's group event. It was a retro beach bash.

They had a neat photo booth in a mini VW van

The Pampered Chef "Happy Spoon" logo projected on The Del

They had a great band

Thursday morning we had one more breakfast in the Crown Room, and then packed up and headed back to San Diego to fly home. It was another great Irresistible Destinations trip with Pampered Chef!

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

East Coast Spring Break 2017

This spring we took an extended spring break to the southeast portion of the East Coast. We split the trip into two sections: a week in Charleston (and a day in Savannah), and a week at my parents' in Florida.

This was our first time to both Charleston and Savannah, and we made the most of it. Our first day in Charleston we took a horse drawn carriage tour of downtown. It was a great overview of the city and the history of the area. I loved all of the varied architecture and landscaping!

Charleston's famous Waterfront Park

The next day we checked out a local church and then tooled around a suburb of Charleston called Summerville (what a great name!). It is the birthplace of sweet tea - and the home of the world's largest sweet tea!

Monday we drove up to Sullivan's Island and drove across the famous Ravenel Bridge. We also checked out a local fort, Fort Moultrie, and a nearby beach.

Our last day in Charleston we went back downtown and walked around their local college that is in central Charleston - the College of Charleston. It is a gorgeous campus!

The next day we drove down to Savannah and took a hop-off, hop-on trolley tour of the town. This tour also gave us a great overview for our short time in Savannah that kept us snapping pictures left and right.

Taking a break from walking on the trolley!

After a day in Savannah we headed south. We drove down to Jacksonville Beach and had lunch with some friends, and then headed west to my parents' on the Florida panhandle. As we entered Destin, a huge thunderstorm hit and we drove through torrential rain, high winds, and thunder and lightning. Quite an experience for us Alaskans! The weather cleared though, so we were able to head out on the boat the next morning. We toured the Destin harbor, and had lunch at a restaurant on the water in the Shalimar area. We even saw dolphins when we were in the harbor!

The next day my older sister and her son flew in. We spent the next week enjoying the sunshine, beach, seafood, and family. It was a fantastic spring trip!