a few (more) days in Laguna Beach

how it looks to us as we wander around towards evening

PJ and I started visiting this hotel back in 2010, and have returned most years since.  Laguna Beach isn't our (at least my) favorite type of town - but the hotel's positioning atop the Pacific Ocean is nothing short of astonishing, and we've found favorite restaurants, and we much enjoy just wandering around oceanside and up in the neighborhoods.

So we returned for 21-24 March and had our usual delightful time.

Something unusual - rain/temperature conditions have caused pretty much a wildflower explosion in Arizona, and it's incrementally more dramatic in California.  Made for great scenery along the I-10.

perhaps this is how the view looks from a cruise ship?  when the tide comes in, it
is crashing against the base of this building.  sounds effects = overwhelming.

evening wandering with a fine traveling companion

and then there's our daily lunch stop at Nick's, where I eat the same thing every single time,
perhaps you can see why (also it stands up against beer quite nicely)

happy to see and be seen

I'm not going to claim that Xavi is actually smiling already.  But I'm not going to deny it either.

(This photo (taken earlier today) doesn't offer evidence one way or the other; I just liked the photo.)

I like zooming in on the faces here.  Who's entertaining who?  Xavi
certainly enjoying checking out three familiar faces.

sunset

This from the top of what we call the 40th Street summit trail (evening of 6 March 2019).

Not taken for granted.