Laguna Beach

 Charles had a conference in Dana Point for work, so I got to go on a trip with him. Our hotel was directly across the street from a beautiful beach.

 I didn't know I loved the ocean so much until we visited this beach. It's magnificently beautiful! The tide was extra high too, so the waves were pretty spectacular in the mornings. They calmed down a bit in the afternoon. The first day we got there and went to the beach, I didn't wear a swimsuit, so missed out on a chance to go in the water. I thought I'd go in the morning when Charles went to his conference, but the waves were too intimidating. So we went again on the last afternoon we were there, and I swam out in the waves with another woman who was more experienced than me.It was really fun. Charles went out too on the beach around the bend where it was very calm. The water was very clear and blue. I loved it.

 We stayed at the Travelodge. It's an older hotel, but suited our needs and we liked it. 

We found a nice little Mexican restaurant in town, Taco Loco.

 This is my favorite picture. You can see the beach where we swam. I wanted to buy a picture of the beach to hang in our house, so I went on line and found this exact same one! I ordered it, had it framed, and now it's hanging in our bedroom to remind us of this wonderful trip.