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I had been to California one time before and ever since dreamed of the day I would make it back. I was amazed at the way the mountains met the ocean shoreline and since then I made it my mission to travel back some day. My family didn't do much travel growing up, aside from when we were able to tag along on some of my dad's work road trips, so at the time it seemed a stretch that I would have the lifestyle I do now where traveling was possible. When I met Jake I shared that vision with him and it was music to my ears to find out it was a dream we shared. Fast forward four years later and the opportunity presented itself... clearly it had taken me this long to get there, so I wasn't going to miss a beat. We needed to see it all and we had three days to do it.
Day 3 we decided we would hop the 'South Bay Beach Cities', starting with Redondo Beach. Their pier is so unique I loved it, it's almost horseshoe shaped? With a little marina in the center surrounded by fresh seafood markets and dining, it truly felt like a mini fisherman's town. Above this, where the boardwalk wrapped around were touristy shops and boutiques... I think my only complaint is that you (legally) couldn't order a frozen drink or Corona and walk the long pier. We took a five minute Uber down the street and there was Hermosa Beach. This little beachside village was so cute and mellow with their pedestrian-only accessed street lined with amazing indoor/outdoor dining leading to the pier. We stopped at a place called American Junkie for lunch and I got the Teriyaki Chicken Bowl...to die for. After lunch we went to the beach to get our feet a little sandy before taking The Strand, which is another ocean front walk you can take, to Manhattan Beach. The beach front houses along The Strand were unreal. I know I've said that about every housing community I've talked about, but if I could dream of one place to live it would be in one of these babies. Do yourself a favor, open a new window with Google Images and search "houses on the strand California" ...are you back? alive? Yeah. So anyways, we walked The Strand admiring the fantasy houses until we reached Manhattan Beach. The walk wasn't bad at all, except for my brother who you can see in the pictures below forgot to leave his stuffed Gucci duffel bag at the front desk of the hotel before meeting us (we were taking the red eye that night). Struggle bus, so when we made it there we were ready to sit down for a minute and get something cold to drink and decided on The Strand House. This upscale eatery was the perfect place to get a drink with a view, once again I definitely felt underdressed in my crop top and sneakers, but I am who I am. Since we were flying out that night, we decided to head back to the hotel to freshen up and change before ending our amazing weekend. In summary, basically California is the place that is going to make you hate where you live, but in my opinion everyone should make a point to visit, if nothing else, to remind yourself to aim high.
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