dkdaisy
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- Feb 5, 2008
EDITED 6/11: See Post 24 for a post-trip update/mini trip report. Thanks for your help!
EDITED 4/30: See updated itinerary in Post 16 based on some of the advice given
We're heading to Southern California for the first week of June. Here's our tentative schedule. Please critique it, let me know you have any recommendations for spots to check out or tweaks. We've never been to Southern California, so we're doing our best to plan a good trip with internet research. We know its a little busy, but we're okay with that.
Sat, June 2: Fly into San Francisco, see the Golden Gate Bridge - debating on Alcatraz tour, staying that night in San Jose/Morgan Hill
Sun, June 3: Drive to Monterrey, stopping at Big Basin Redwood State Park for little bit, visit the Monterrey Bay Aquarium, staying that night in Monterrey
Mon, June 4: Drive the PCH down the coast as far as we can (due to closures), then cut over to 101. We're not exactly sure how this day will go yet, but we're going to end up in Universal City for the night. We'd like to stop at some of the sights along the coast, but still working on nailing that down.
Tuesday, June 5: Universal Studios Hollywood, driving over to Anaheim for the night
Wednesday, June 6: Disneyland (should we do hoppers and plan to go back and forth between DL and DCA?), staying in Anaheim for the night
Thursday, June 7: Disneyland/DCA in the morning (same question on hoppers), then driving to Carlsbad (thinking heading back over and taking the coastal drive down, definitely trying to time it to avoid worst of the traffic, still open on specifics), staying in Carlsbad (we have family near there we will be seeing)
Friday, June 8: San Diego Zoo or San Diego Wildlife Safari - still deciding, any suggestions, feedback? staying in Carlsbad
Saturday, June 9: Some adventures around San Diego (still up in the air: USS Midway, beach/ocean visit, whale watching, trolley tour, Balboa Park, we're open to most anything), staying that night at the Hotel del Coronado, having dinner there at the hotel
Sunday, June 10: relatively early flight from San Diego back home.
So, thoughts? Are we crazy? Doable? Any tips? Thank you!
EDITED 4/30: See updated itinerary in Post 16 based on some of the advice given
We're heading to Southern California for the first week of June. Here's our tentative schedule. Please critique it, let me know you have any recommendations for spots to check out or tweaks. We've never been to Southern California, so we're doing our best to plan a good trip with internet research. We know its a little busy, but we're okay with that.
Sat, June 2: Fly into San Francisco, see the Golden Gate Bridge - debating on Alcatraz tour, staying that night in San Jose/Morgan Hill
Sun, June 3: Drive to Monterrey, stopping at Big Basin Redwood State Park for little bit, visit the Monterrey Bay Aquarium, staying that night in Monterrey
Mon, June 4: Drive the PCH down the coast as far as we can (due to closures), then cut over to 101. We're not exactly sure how this day will go yet, but we're going to end up in Universal City for the night. We'd like to stop at some of the sights along the coast, but still working on nailing that down.
Tuesday, June 5: Universal Studios Hollywood, driving over to Anaheim for the night
Wednesday, June 6: Disneyland (should we do hoppers and plan to go back and forth between DL and DCA?), staying in Anaheim for the night
Thursday, June 7: Disneyland/DCA in the morning (same question on hoppers), then driving to Carlsbad (thinking heading back over and taking the coastal drive down, definitely trying to time it to avoid worst of the traffic, still open on specifics), staying in Carlsbad (we have family near there we will be seeing)
Friday, June 8: San Diego Zoo or San Diego Wildlife Safari - still deciding, any suggestions, feedback? staying in Carlsbad
Saturday, June 9: Some adventures around San Diego (still up in the air: USS Midway, beach/ocean visit, whale watching, trolley tour, Balboa Park, we're open to most anything), staying that night at the Hotel del Coronado, having dinner there at the hotel
Sunday, June 10: relatively early flight from San Diego back home.
So, thoughts? Are we crazy? Doable? Any tips? Thank you!
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