breathing in the ocean air

We ran away for a few days ... well, more like a week or more ... and it feels like it has been forever.

The first part of our explore was a driving one.

We packed our bags and headed for California.

My hubby loves it when I pack up things to do with my hands and I love getting something done while we drive.

We checked into the Sheraton in La Jolla. The grounds are absolutely beautiful as the view out of our room attested.

I wouldn't recommend staying here.

Ever.

The koi pond was nice.

The shopping options next to the hotel were nice.

Parking was nice.

No complimentary coffee. 

No noise barriers in the hotel. At. All. 

We heard every door banging down the hall.

We heard the muffled conversation of normal speech on the other side of the wall.

We heard the shower upstairs like it was in our room.

You've been warned.

The air was a bit chilly but the sun made up for it.
A trip to the Sunset Cliffs where we had never been before.

And food. Mitch's Seafood for dinner. Love this place!
We sort of forgot how much food comes on the plate.
This seemed to be a fairly common problem for an entire week straight.
We started our seafood taste testing here.

Scarves, hats, and mittens .... and salt air to soothe the sinuses.

And so our Friday ended ...